Brévilly

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Brévilly
Brévilly coat of arms
Brévilly (France)
Brévilly
region Grand Est
Department Ardennes
Arrondissement Sedan
Canton Carignan
Community association Portes du Luxembourg
Coordinates 49 ° 40 ′  N , 5 ° 5 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 40 ′  N , 5 ° 5 ′  E
height 156-257 m
surface 7.30 km 2
Residents 367 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 50 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 08140
INSEE code

View of the village of Brévilly

Brévilly is a French commune with 367 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region . The place belongs to the Arrondissement Sedan and the canton Carignan . In addition, the community is part of the company founded in 1994 Municipalities of the Portes du Luxembourg .

geography

Brévilly is located on the Chiers river around 11 kilometers southeast of Sedan in the east of the Ardennes department.

Neighboring communities are Pouru-Saint-Remy in the north, Tétaigne in the east and south-east and Douzy in the south-west and west.

history

The community belonged to the Sedan district from 1793 to 1801. From 1801 to 1926 it was part of the Sedan arrondissement. After that she was assigned to the Arrondissement of Mézières from 1926 to 1942. Since 1942 again the Arrondissement Sedan. From 1793 to 1801 the place belonged to the canton of Douzy. From 1801 to 2015 the municipality was within the canton of Mouzon .

Population development

year 1793 1800 1806 1876 1896 1911 1946 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 290 211 296 503 418 440 356 414 380 384 378 403 381 394 398
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Web links

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