La Brigue
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Arrondissement | Nice | |
| Canton | Contes | |
| Community association | Riviera Française | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 4 ′ N , 7 ° 37 ′ E | |
| height | 559-2,650 m | |
| surface | 91.77 km 2 | |
| Residents | 700 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 8 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 06430 | |
| INSEE code | 06162 | |
| Website | www.labrigue.fr | |
 The Rio Sec River crosses the place |
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La Brigue (Italian Briga Marittima ) is a French commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . Brigue is the easternmost municipality in the department.
history
La Brigue became a part of France after World War II after Italy was obliged to cede it in September 1947 in accordance with the 1946 Paris Peace Conference . Before the assignment, it belonged to the province of Cuneo . The change, which met resistance in the community, was subsequently ratified by a local referendum. This was held on October 12, 1947 under international observation.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 687 | 582 | 493 | 495 | 618 | 595 | 630 | 698 |
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Attractions
See also: List of the Monuments historiques in La Brigue
The interior of the Notre-Dame-des-Fontaines pilgrimage chapel is decorated with wall paintings by the artists Giovanni Baleison and Giovanni Canavesio from the 15th century and is known as the small Sistine Chapel of the Maritime Alps .
tourism
The community is located on the GR52A long-distance hiking trail. A nearby via ferrata of medium difficulty (C / D) and a length of about 250 meters leading over the village is another sporting attraction.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 927-935.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry No. 06162 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ http://www.footpathsoftheworld.com/gr-52a/
- ↑ http://www.klettersteig.de/klettersteig/via_ferrata_de_la_ciappea/1013
- ↑ Via Ferrata of La Brigue: http://www.labrigue.fr/index.php?id=4563