Brécy (Aisne)

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Brécy
Brécy (France)
Brécy
region Hauts-de-France
Department Aisne
Arrondissement Château-Thierry
Canton Château-Thierry
Community association Region de Château-Thierry
Coordinates 49 ° 9 '  N , 3 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 9 '  N , 3 ° 26'  E
height 103-216 m
surface 9.98 km 2
Residents 340 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 34 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 02210
INSEE code

Brécy is a French municipality with 340 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Aisne department in the region of Hauts-de-France (before 2016: Picardy ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Château-Thierry and the canton of Château-Thierry (until 2015: canton of Fère-en-Tardenois ). The inhabitants are called Les Brécois .

geography

Brécy is located in the Tardenois countryside between Paris and Reims . Brécy is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Coincy in the north and east, Épieds in the south and south-east, Bézu-Saint-Germain in the south and south-west, Rocourt-Saint-Martin in the west and Armentières-sur-Ourcq in the north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 201 215 224 183 284 318 340 345
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Michel church from the 12th century, historic monument since 1920
  • Le Buisson castle from the 13th century, monument historique since 1981
  • Engraved rock from the 5th century, Monument historique since 1975

Web links

Commons : Brécy  - collection of images, videos and audio files