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Saint-Brice (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bʁis] ) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It is named after Saint Brice of Tours.
Saint-Brice | |
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 The chateau in Saint-Brice | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Brice  | |
  Saint-Brice  Saint-Brice | |
| Coordinates: 45°41′20″N 0°16′34″W / 45.6889°N 0.2761°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Cognac |
| Canton | Cognac-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Cognac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrice Vincent[1] |
Area 1 | 9.30 km2 (3.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 967 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16304 /16100 |
| Elevation | 5–55 m (16–180 ft) (avg. 54 m or 177 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 778 | — |
| 1975 | 950 | 2.89% |
| 1982 | 963 | 0.19% |
| 1990 | 1,002 | 0.50% |
| 1999 | 969 | −0.37% |
| 2009 | 1,063 | 0.93% |
| 2014 | 972 | −1.77% |
| 2020 | 965 | −0.12% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personalities
edit- Kilian Hennessy - Patriarch of the Hennessy cognac house[4]
Twin towns
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Radda in Chianti, Italy
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Cognac magnate Kilian Hennessy dies at 103". Agence France Presse. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
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