Briare

Briare (French pronunciation: [bʁijaʁ] ⓘ, also known as Briare-le-Canal) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France, in the historical region of Puisaye. The composer and organist Henri Nibelle (1883–1967) was born in Briare.

Briare
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Briare
Coat of arms
Location of Briare
Briare is located in France
Briare
Briare
Briare is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Briare
Briare
Coordinates: 47°38′20″N 2°44′24″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoiret
ArrondissementMontargis
CantonGien
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre-François Bouguet[1]
Area
1
45.41 km2 (17.53 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
5,212
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
45053 /45250
Elevation122–189 m (400–620 ft)
(avg. 144 m or 472 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Briare, the Brivodorum of the Romans is situated at the extremity of the Briare Canal, which unites the river Loire and its lateral canal with the Loing and so with the Seine. The lateral canal of the Loire crosses the Loire near Briare by the Briare aqueduct which is 662 m long.[3] Briare station has rail connections to Montargis, Nevers and Paris.

The harbour

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,655—    
1800 1,655+0.00%
1806 1,819+1.59%
1821 2,082+0.90%
1831 2,730+2.75%
1836 2,977+1.75%
1841 3,239+1.70%
1846 3,227−0.07%
1851 3,477+1.50%
1856 3,843+2.02%
1861 3,927+0.43%
1866 4,346+2.05%
1872 4,775+1.58%
1876 5,153+1.92%
1881 5,590+1.64%
1886 5,894+1.06%
1891 6,684+2.55%
1896 5,814−2.75%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 5,630−0.64%
1906 5,227−1.47%
1911 4,637−2.37%
1921 4,577−0.13%
1926 4,135−2.01%
1931 4,012−0.60%
1936 3,791−1.13%
1946 3,833+0.11%
1954 3,895+0.20%
1962 4,114+0.69%
1968 5,140+3.78%
1975 5,637+1.33%
1982 6,267+1.53%
1990 6,070−0.40%
1999 5,994−0.14%
2007 5,660−0.71%
2012 5,760+0.35%
2017 5,209−1.99%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Briare". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 516.
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Briare, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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