Bricy
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loiret | |
| Arrondissement | Orleans | |
| Canton | Meung-sur-Loire | |
| Community association | Beauce Loirétaine | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 0 ′ N , 1 ° 47 ′ E | |
| height | 116-131 m | |
| surface | 12.66 km 2 | |
| Residents | 554 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 44 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 45310 | |
| INSEE code | 45055 | |
| Website | http://www.bricy.fr/ | |
Bricy (formerly bricy la Boulay ) is a French municipality with 554 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loiret in the region Center-Val de Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement Orléans and the canton Meung-sur-Loire (until 2015: canton Patay ).
geography
Bricy is about 14 kilometers northwest of Orléans . Bricy is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sougy in the north, Huêtre in the east and northeast, Gidy in the east and southeast, Boulay-les-Barres in the south and Coinces in the west and northwest.
The Orléans-Bricy military airfield ( Base aérienne 123 ) is located in the western and southwestern municipal area .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,164 | 755 | 703 | 487 | 456 | 552 | 649 | 552 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Sulpice church
Personalities
- Jacques Darnaud (1758–1830), Brigadier General
Web links
Commons : Bricy - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
