Brie, Deux-Sèvres Explained

Brie
Arrondissement:Bressuire
Canton:Le Val de Thouet
Insee:79054
Postal Code:79100
Commune:Plaine-et-Vallées
Coordinates:46.9206°N -0.0397°W
Elevation M:88
Elevation Min M:50
Elevation Max M:71
Area Km2:11.96
Population:163
Population Date:2019
Population Footnotes:[1]

Brie (in French pronounced as /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]

Geography

The commune of Brie, located north of the department of Deux-Sèvres, is limited to the east by the department of Vienne.Located 15km (09miles) 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

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

List of successive mayors

Places and monuments

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011070/ensemble.pdf Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019
  2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2018/11/7/TERB1832587A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral
  3. Web site: Élus Deux-Sèvres . May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708205406/http://www.deux-sevres.pref.gouv.fr/AnnuairesPDF/elus.pdf . 2011-07-08 .