Briouze
Commune in Normandy, France
Briouze
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The town hall in Briouze
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Coordinates: 48°42′00″N 0°21′57″W / 48.7°N .3658333333°W / 48.7; -.3658333333 | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Argentan |
Canton | Athis-Val de Rouvre |
Intercommunality | CA Flers Agglo |
Government
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• Mayor (2020 – 2026) | Jacques Fortis [1] |
Area
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17.15 km 2 (6.62 sq mi) |
Population | 1,510 |
• Density | 88/km 2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET ) |
• Summer ( DST ) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST ) |
INSEE /Postal code |
61063
/61220
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Elevation |
197–254
m (646–833
ft)
(avg. 212 m or 696 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Briouze ( French pronunciation: [bʁijuz] ( listen ) ) is a commune in the Orne department of Normandy in northwestern France . It is considered the capital of the pays d'Houlme at the western end of the Orne in the Norman bocage . The nearby Grand Hazé marshland is a heritage-listed area (Natura 2000).
William de Braose, First Lord of Bramber (Guillaume de Briouze) was granted lands in England after the Norman conquest and used his wealth to build a priory in his home town.
The name Briouze probably comes from an older Norman form of the word "boue", or "mud".
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1936 | 1,524 | — |
1954 | 1,521 | −0.2% |
1962 | 1,518 | −0.2% |
1968 | 1,685 | +11.0% |
1975 | 1,703 | +1.1% |
1982 | 1,690 | −0.8% |
1990 | 1,658 | −1.9% |
1999 | 1,620 | −2.3% |
2007 | 1,600 | −1.2% |
2009 | 1,599 | −0.1% |
2012 | 1,565 | −2.1% |
Heraldry
The arms of Briouze are
blazoned
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Azure, in base 2 clasped hands Or, and in chief a bird argent on waves couped sable from which issue reeds argent; all within a bordure argent semy of lozenges gules and ermine spots sable.
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Transport
Briouze station has rail connections to Argentan, Paris and Granville.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2020" . The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies . 29 December 2022.
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