Brie (Charente)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Angoulême | |
| Canton | Touvre-et-Braconne | |
| Community association | Grand Angoulême | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 44 ′ N , 0 ° 14 ′ E | |
| height | 68-167 m | |
| surface | 34.05 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,221 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 124 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16590 | |
| INSEE code | 16061 | |
 Brie Town Hall |
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Brie is a southwestern French municipality with 4221 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Brie belongs to the Arrondissement of Angoulême and the canton of Touvre-et-Braconne . The inhabitants are called Briaud (e) s .
geography
Brie is about 13 kilometers northeast of Angoulême . Brie is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Jauldes in the north, Agris in the northeast, Saint-Projet-Saint-Constant in the east, Mornac in the south, Ruelle-sur-Touvre in the southwest, Champniers in the west and Anais in the northwest.
Part of the international airport Angoulême-Cognac is located in the municipality . Route nationale 141 runs in the south of the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,242 | 1,034 | 1,276 | 1.931 | 2,728 | 2,980 | 3,616 | 4.126 |
history
The place is first mentioned as Bria in 1110 .
During the 19th and 20th centuries the place was led as Brie-la-Rochefoucauld .
Attractions
- Romanesque church of Saint-Médard
