Brioude

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Brioude
Brioude coat of arms
Brioude (France)
Brioude
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Haute Loire
Arrondissement Brioude ( sub-prefecture )
Canton Brioude (main town)
Community association Brioude Sud Auvergne
Coordinates 45 ° 18 '  N , 3 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 18 '  N , 3 ° 23'  E
height 414-622 m
surface 13.52 km 2
Residents 6,721 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 497 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 43100
INSEE code 43040
Website http://www.brioude.fr/

Bridge over the Allier in Brioude

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Brioude is a French town in the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The city has 6,721 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and is the seat of the sub-prefecture (French Sous-préfecture ) of the Arrondissement Brioude , it is the capital (French: chef-lieu ) of the canton Brioude . It is located about 70 kilometers south of Clermont-Ferrand in the Massif Central . Its location on a terrace above the Allier River proved favorable to trade and change.

Brioude is now an administration and service center for the middle Auvergne and has a large school center.

history

Two personalities have shaped the history of the place. The first was St. Julien , a Roman soldier who professed Christianity and allegedly martyred here in the 3rd century . The place then advanced to a place of pilgrimage , from which it benefited especially in the Middle Ages under Gregory of Tours , who also reported that the last resting place of the Western Roman Emperor Avitus (455–456) is said to have been here.

In the middle of the 18th century it was the robber Louis Mandrin from the Dauphiné who carried out some of his dubious business here.

Attractions

Saint-Julien Basilica (1060–1180)

The most important attraction of the place is the actually outstanding Basilica of St. Julien , which is predominantly of Romanesque origin. This can already be seen in the outer shape of the crouched towers, but even more so in the round arches and Moorish red-and-white-striped columns inside the church . Interesting mediaeval frescoes can be found on the gallery , although they date from the Gothic period.

The old town also has some picturesque houses from the Middle Ages.

Sports

In 2013, Brioude was the destination of the 4th stage of the 71st long-distance bike ride Paris – Nice .

Town twinning

Brioude is twinned with:

In Brioude there is also the Lycée St. Etienne, the partner school of the state high school in Heilbad Heiligenstadt (Thuringia). In addition, the Lycée La Fayette has a school partnership with the Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium in Taucha (Germany, near Leipzig).

Personalities

  • Romain Bardet (* 1990), racing cyclist
  • Amaury Pierron (* 1996), mountain bike professional, downhill discipline

Individual evidence

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