Breux
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Verdun | |
| Canton | Montmédy | |
| Community association | Pays de Montmédy | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 35 ' N , 5 ° 24' E | |
| height | 203-321 m | |
| surface | 12.99 km 2 | |
| Residents | 258 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 20 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55600 | |
| INSEE code | 55077 | |
Breux is a French commune with 258 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Verdun and is part of the canton of Montmédy . The inhabitants are called Breulots .
geography
Breux is about 60 kilometers north of Verdun on the border with Belgium . Breux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Herbeuval and Margny in the north and north-west, Meix-devant-Virton (Belgium) in the east and north-east, Thonne-la-Long in the south-east, Avioth in the south, Thonelle in the south-west and Thonne-le-Thil in the west and southwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 268 | 250 | 193 | 163 | 160 | 178 | 239 | 262 | 257 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Rémi church from the 19th century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 668-670.
Web links
Commons : Breux - collection of images, videos and audio files
