Brie, Deux-Sèvres

Brie is a former commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Plaine-et-Vallées.[2]

Brie
Part of Plaine-et-Vallées
The church in Brie
Location of Brie
Brie
Brie
Coordinates: 46°55′14″N 0°02′23″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDeux-Sèvres
ArrondissementBressuire
CantonLe Val de Thouet
CommunePlaine-et-Vallées
Area
1
11.96 km2 (4.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
171
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
79100
Elevation50–71 m (164–233 ft)
(avg. 88 m or 289 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 of Brie, located north of the department of Deux-Sèvres, is limited to the east by the department of Vienne. Located 15 kilometers east-southeast of Thouars, it is watered by the Vieille Dive, a secondary arm of the river Dive.

The municipality of Brie is part of the community of communes of Thouarsais and the union of Pays Thouarsais. The town is located at Coordonnées 46° 55′ 14″ north, 0° 02′ 23″ east and at an Altitude of Min. 50 m – Max. 71m.

History

On the map of Cassini showing France between 1756 and 1789, the village is identified as Brye.

By prefectural order of December 4, 1972 effective January 1, 1973, the municipalities of Bilazais, Brie and Noizé merged with Oiron. On 14 February 1983, Brie became independent again (prefectural decree of 11 February 1983).

Policy and Administration

List of successive mayors

  • Until January 2002 the mayor was Yvon Réau.
  • From February 2002 and re-elected in 2008 the mayor was Norbert Bonneau PS.[3]

Places and monuments
  • The church whose stained-glass windows were redone in modern form, which brings a very particular luminosity inside the nave
  • The old chapel of Sazais
  • L'église
  • Nef de l'église
  • L'ancienne chapelle de Sazais

Demography
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1962 334—    
1968 273−3.31%
1975 253−1.08%
1982 230−1.35%
1990 228−0.11%
1999 208−1.01%
2008 193−0.83%
2017 171−1.34%

See also

References
  1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 7 November 2018 (in French)
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-07-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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