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Briec
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Briec (, formerly ''Briec-de-l'Odet''; ) is a commune in the Finistère department in the region of Brittany in north-western France.
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Briec is a commune in the Finistère department of France, situated within the arrondissement of Quimper. It serves as the capital of the canton of Briec and shares borders with the communes of Cast, Edern, Ergué-Gabéric, and Gouézec. The area covers 67.87 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level recorded at 225 meters.
The population of Briec is 5,816, comprising 2,752 males and 2,878 females. Residents are referred to as Briecois or Briecoises. The commune uses the postal code 29510 and is located in the Europe/Paris timezone.
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Place details
- Locality
- Briec
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,880
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.canton
- Briec
- French commune.name
- Briec
- French commune.native name
- Brieg
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Mairie briec.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Town hall
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason_de_la_ville_de_Briec_(Finistère).svg
- French commune.INSEE
- 29020
- French commune.postal code
- 29510
- French commune.arrondissement
- Quimper
- French commune.mayor
- Thomas Férec
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Quimper Bretagne Occidentale
- French commune.elevation min m
- 44
- French commune.elevation max m
- 225
- French commune.area km2
- 67.87
- French commune.website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Briec
- Demonym
- Briecoises
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Quimper
- Population
- 5816
- Area
- 67.87
- Elevation
- 133
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Quimper
- Official website
- www.briec.bzh
- Image
- 159 Trohanet.JPG
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- Commons category
- Briec
- Commons gallery
- Briec
- postal code
- 29510
- associated electoral district
- canton of Briec
- male population
- 2752
- female population
- 2878
- P8168
- Mendocino County
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-98-57-93-11
- fax number
- +33-2-98-57-98-20
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Sights
- List of mayors
- International relations
- Population
- Breton language
- See also
- References
- External links
Briec (, formerly ''Briec-de-l'Odet''; ) is a commune in the Finistère department in the region of Brittany in north-western France.
==Sights== Calvary at Saint-Vennec, (1556) Chapelle de la Madeleine, 16th century Chapelle de Sainte-Cécile 16th century Chapelle Notre-Dame d'Illijour 19th century Chapelle Saint-Corentin 16th century Chapelle Saint-Égarec 16th century Chapelle Saint-Sébastien 16th century Chapelle Saint-Venec 16th century Saint-Pierre parish church, 15th century
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