Brieux

Brieux (French pronunciation: [bʁijø] ^ⓘ) 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".^[3]

Brieux
Commune
The church in Brieux
Location of Brieux
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Coordinates: 48°50′24″N 0°04′54″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Argentan-1
Intercommunality	Terres d'Argentan Interco
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Catherine Gaignon[1]
Area 1	5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	89
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61062 /61160
Elevation	110–212 m (361–696 ft) (avg. 133 m or 436 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune has the Filaine river running through it.^[5] The Feuillet woods are in this commune.^[6]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	136	—
1975	111	−2.86%
1982	76	−5.27%
1990	74	−0.33%
1999	93	+2.57%
2009	92	−0.11%
2014	79	−3.00%
2020	92	+2.57%
Source: INSEE[7]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department