Briollay
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Angers | |
| Canton | Angers-5 | |
| Community association | Angers Loire metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 34 ′ N , 0 ° 30 ′ W | |
| height | 13-64 m | |
| surface | 14.28 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,967 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 208 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 49125 | |
| INSEE code | 49048 | |
Briollay is a French village with 2,967 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Angers and the Canton of Angers-5 (until 2015: Canton Tiercé ).
geography
Districts of Briollay are u. a .: Péchevêque, Vérigné, Vieux-Briollay, Placelle, Mirande, La Carie, Noirieux and La Ferronière.
Neighboring municipalities to Briollay are:
- Cheffes in the north,
- Montreuil-sur-Loir in the northeast,
- Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou with Soucelles and Villevêque in the east,
- Verrières-en-Anjou in the southeast,
- Angers in the south,
- Écouflant , Cantenay-Épinard and Montreuil-Juigné in the southwest,
- Feneu in the west,
- Soulaire-et-Bourg in the northwest.
traffic
The place has a train stop on the Le Mans – Angers railway line .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 661 | 776 | 1,164 | 1,683 | 2.005 | 2,284 | 2,565 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Briollay
- Former stately hall called Le Palais , built in the 12th century, Monument historique
Personalities
- Fulko Nerra (972–1040), Count of Anjou , founder of Briollay Castle
- Robert de Sablé († 1193), Lord of Sablé-sur-Sarthe , La Suze-sur-Sarthe and Briollay, Grand Master of the Templar Order ( House of Monceaux )
- Guillaume des Roches († 1222), Baron de Briollay, Seigneur de Longué-Jumelles et de Château-du-Loir , Seigneur de Sablé, Sénéchal d'Anjou, son-in-law Robert de Sablés
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 1299-1300.
Web links
Commons : Briollay - collection of images, videos and audio files
