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Briey (; ) is a former commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Val de Briey.

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Place details

Locality
Val de Briey
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Population
5,200

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Key facts

French commune.name
Briey
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason Briey 54.svg
French commune.image
Remparts Briey.jpg
French commune.arrondissement
Briey
French commune.canton
Pays de Briey
French commune.commune
Val de Briey
French commune.INSEE
54099
French commune.postal code
54150
French commune.elevation m
240
French commune.elevation min m
200
French commune.elevation max m
300
French commune.area km2
27.13
French commune.population
5511
French commune.population date
2022

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Briey
Population
5674
Area
27.13
Elevation
273
Official website
www.ville-briey.fr
Image
Remparts Briey.jpg
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Commons category
Briey (Meurthe-et-Moselle)
postal code
54150
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
2016-12-31
native label
Briey
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Briey (; ) is a former commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Val de Briey.

It is located both above and in a steep section of the valley of the river Woigot, five kilometers to the north of the autoroute that connects Strasbourg with Paris, and 22 km northwest of Metz. The population of the town itself has been around 5,000 since the 1960s.

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