Brieux

Brieux
Commune
The church in Brieux
Location of Brieux
Brieux Brieux
Coordinates: 48°50′24″N 0°04′54″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Argentan-1
Intercommunality	Terres d'Argentan Interco
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Catherine Gaignon
Area 1	5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	88
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61062 /61160
Elevation	110–212 m (361–696 ft) (avg. 133 m or 436 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brieux (French pronunciation: [bʁijø] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. The town gave its name to the ancestors of Robert the Bruce, Bruce being the Anglicisation of "Brieux".

Geography

The commune has the Filaine river running through it. The Feuillet woods are in this commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	136	—
1975	111	−2.86%
1982	76	−5.27%
1990	74	−0.33%
1999	93	+2.57%
2007	94	+0.13%
2012	85	−1.99%
2017	90	+1.15%
2023	88	−0.37%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Orne department