Hiers-Brouage
Hiers-Brouage () is a former commune in the Charente-Maritime department, southwestern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Marennes-Hiers-Brouage.
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Hiers-Brouage
- French commune.image
- Brouage-Remparts.jpg
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Hiers-Brouage1 (Charente-Maritime).svg
- French commune.caption
- Citadel
- French commune.arrondissement
- Rochefort
- French commune.canton
- Marennes
- French commune.INSEE
- 17189
- French commune.postal code
- 17320
- French commune.commune
- Marennes-Hiers-Brouage
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 26
- French commune.area km2
- 31.35
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Hiers-Brouage () is a former commune in the Charente-Maritime department, southwestern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Marennes-Hiers-Brouage.
==History== thumb|left|Citadel of Brouage - reproduction of a 17th-century scale model Brouage was founded in 1555 by Jacques de Pons on the Bay of Biscay facing the Atlantic Ocean. The town was founded on swampy land which had previously been underwater. Its name, "Brouage," comes from the surrounding mixture of water and clay, which was called "broue".
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1555 establishments in FranceCharente-Maritime communes articles needing translation from French WikipediaCommunes of France disestablished in 2019Former communes of Charente-MaritimeGeography articles needing translation from French WikipediaPopulated coastal places in FrancePopulated places established in 1555