Briouze
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The town hall in Briouze
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Location of Briouze | |
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Coordinates: 48°42′00″N 0°21′57″W / 48.7°N .3658333333°W / 48.7; -.3658333333 | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Argentan |
Canton | Athis-Val de Rouvre |
Intercommunality | CA Flers Agglo |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Fortis[1] |
Area
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| 17.15 km2 (6.62 sq mi) |
Population
(2021)[2]
| 1,513 |
• Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
61063 /61220
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Elevation | 197–254 m (646–833 ft) (avg. 212 m or 696 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Briouze (French pronunciation: [bʁijuz] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department of Normandy in northwestern France. It is considered the capital of the pays d'Houlme at the western end of the Orne in the Norman bocage.[3]
William de Braose, First Lord of Bramber (Guillaume de Briouze) was granted lands in England after the Norman conquest and used his wealth to build a priory in his home town.
The name Briouze probably comes from an older Norman form of the word "boue", or "mud".
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Bougonnière,La Grivagère, Saint-Gervais and Briouze.[4]
The commune has 9 watercourses running through it, the rivers Rouvre and the Val du Breuil, plus 7 streams. The seven streams are known as the Maufy, the Roussieres, la Haie, the Arthan, la Prevostiere, the Lange and la Source Philippe.
Briouze also has the largest marsh in the Orne department, at 167.41 Ha, called the Grand-Hazé.[5]
Neighbouring communes[4]
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,685 | — |
1975 | 1,703 | +0.15% |
1982 | 1,690 | −0.11% |
1990 | 1,658 | −0.24% |
1999 | 1,620 | −0.26% |
2009 | 1,599 | −0.13% |
2014 | 1,541 | −0.74% |
2020 | 1,510 | −0.34% |
Source: INSEE[6] |
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The arms of Briouze are blazoned : Azure, in base 2 clasped hands Or, and in chief a bird argent on waves couped sable from which issue reeds argent; all within a bordure argent semy of lozenges gules and ermine spots sable.
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Briouze station has rail connections to Argentan, Paris and Granville.[7]
Grand-Hazé is a 500 acres of Marshland that has been under the protection of the Natura 2000 since 2002.[8][5] The Marshland features Camargue horses and Highland cattle.[9]
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