Brassy (Nièvre)

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Brassy
Brassy (France)
Brassy
region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Nièvre
Arrondissement Château-Chinon (Ville)
Canton Corbigny
Community association Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs
Coordinates 47 ° 16 '  N , 3 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 16 '  N , 3 ° 56'  E
height 387-652 m
surface 54.15 km 2
Residents 611 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 11 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 58140
INSEE code
Website http://www.brassy.fr/

Brassy is a French municipality with 611 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté (before 2016 Bourgogne ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville) (until 2017 Clamecy ) and the canton of Corbigny (until 2015 Lormes ).

geography

Brassy is about 60 kilometers south of Auxerre . The Chalaux flows through the municipality . Brassy is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Martin-du-Puy in the north and north-west, Marigny-l'Église in the north and north-east, Dun-les-Places in the east, Montsauche-les-Settons in the east and south-east, Ouroux-en -Morvan in the south, Gâcogne in the southwest and Lormes in the west and northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 851 774 693 637 569 574 621 623
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais church, originally from the 12th century, renovations from the 15th / 16th century. century

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 506-509.

Web links

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