Brieux
Sign in to saveBrieux () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. The town gave its name to the ancestors of Robert the Bruce, Bruce being the Anglicisation of "Brieux".
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Brieux is a commune in France, situated within the Orne department and the canton of Trun. It is part of the arrondissement of Argentan and the associated electoral district of Argentan-1. The town is located in the Normandy region and shares borders with Vignats, Bailleul, Merri, and Montabard. Its postal code is 61160.
The commune has an area of 5.17 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 212 meters. Population figures vary slightly between sources, with one listing 92 residents (39 male and 51 female) and another citing 94. The local government is housed in a townhall located on Route de la Maison Roiville.
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Brieux
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- FranceNormandieBrieuxEglise.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church in Brieux
- French commune.arrondissement
- Argentan
- French commune.canton
- Argentan-1
- French commune.INSEE
- 61062
- French commune.postal code
- 61160
- French commune.mayor
- Catherine Gaignon
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Terres d'Argentan Interco
- French commune.elevation m
- 133
- French commune.elevation min m
- 110
- French commune.elevation max m
- 212
- French commune.area km2
- 5.17
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Brieux
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Argentan
- Population
- 88
- Area
- 5.17
- Elevation
- 162
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Nécy
- Image
- FranceNormandieBrieuxEglise.jpg
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- Commons category
- Brieux
- postal code
- 61160
- associated electoral district
- canton of Argentan-1
- male population
- 39
- female population
- 51
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-33-39-44-22
- fax number
- +33-2-33-39-44-22
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Brieux () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. The town gave its name to the ancestors of Robert the Bruce, Bruce being the Anglicisation of "Brieux".
==Geography==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brieux” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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