Brissac-Quincé Explained

Brissac-Quincé
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Brissac-Quincé (Maine-et-Loire).svg
Arrondissement:Angers
Canton:Les Ponts-de-Cé
Insee:49050
Postal Code:49320
Commune:Brissac Loire Aubance
Coordinates:47.3558°N -0.447°W
Elevation M:59
Elevation Min M:33
Elevation Max M:78
Area Km2:9.76
Population:3092
Population Date:2019
Population Footnotes:[1]

Brissac-Quincé (in French pronounced as /bʁisak kɛ̃se/) is a former commune of the Maine-et-Loire département, in France. It was created in 1964 from a regrouping of two former neighbouring communes, Brissac and Quincé. On 15 December 2016, Brissac-Quincé was merged into the new commune of Brissac Loire Aubance.[2]

The French mathematician Charles-René Reynaud (1656–1728) was born in Brissac. The Château de Brissac is located in the commune.

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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/2016/9/6/INTB1627301A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral