Brianconnet

Brianconnet
region	Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Grasse
Canton	Grasse-1
Community association	Pays de Grasse
Coordinates	43 ° 52 '  N , 6 ° 45'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 52 '  N , 6 ° 45'  E
height	740-1,600 m
surface	24.32 km 2
Residents	221 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	9 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	06850
INSEE code	06024
Mairie Brianconnet

Briançonnet is a French commune in the Alpes-Maritimes in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Grasse and the canton of Grasse-1 . The residents call themselves Briançonnois.

Brianconnet

geography

Briançonnet is about 25 kilometers north of Grasse and 14 kilometers south of Puget-Théniers . The neighboring municipalities are Ubraye and Val-de-Chalvagne in the north, Amirat in the northeast, Gars in the east, Saint-Auban in the south and Soleilhas in the west.

history

In ancient times the settlement was called "Brigomagus".

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011
178	158	193	184	190	170	194	231

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Briançonnet

• Castle ruins, remains from 1080
• Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church from the 12th century
• Saint-Martin chapel from the 14th century
• Chapel of Saint Joseph at the entrance to the village

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 795-801.

Web links

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