Brèves

This article is about the French commune. For other uses, see Breve (disambiguation).

Brèves (French pronunciation: [bʁɛv] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.^[3]

Brèves
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Brèves
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Coordinates: 47°25′08″N 3°36′24″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Nièvre
Arrondissement	Clamecy
Canton	Clamecy
Intercommunality	Haut Nivernais-Val d'Yonne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yves Lamble[1]
Area 1	16.64 km2 (6.42 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	249
• Density	15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	58039 /58530
Elevation	152–309 m (499–1,014 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	298	—
1975	273	−1.24%
1982	234	−2.18%
1990	286	+2.54%
1999	308	+0.83%
2009	300	−0.26%
2014	278	−1.51%
2020	231	−3.04%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Nièvre department