Brie (French pronunciation: [bʁi] ) 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
The church in Brie
The church in Brie
Location of Brie
Map
Brie is located in France
Brie
Brie
Brie is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Brie
Brie
Coordinates: 46°55′14″N 0°02′23″W / 46.9206°N 0.0397°W / 46.9206; -0.0397
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDeux-Sèvres
ArrondissementBressuire
CantonLe Val de Thouet
CommunePlaine-et-Vallées
Area
1
11.96 km2 (4.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
163
 • Density14/km2 (35/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 edit

The commune of Brie, located north of the department of Deux-Sèvres, is limited to the east by the department of Vienne. Located 15 km (9 mi) 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.

History edit

On the map of Cassini de Thury 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 edit

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 edit

  • 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.

Demography edit

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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 7 November 2018 (in French)
  3. ^ "Élus Deux-Sèvres" (PDF). May 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08.