Vieille-Brioude
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Brioude | |
| Canton | Brioude | |
| Community association | Brioude Sud Auvergne | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 17 ' N , 3 ° 24' E | |
| height | 425-725 m | |
| surface | 27.7 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,194 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 43 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 43100 | |
| INSEE code | 43262 | |
| Website | http://www.vieille-brioude.fr/ | |
 Panorama of Vieille-Brioude |
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The French community Brioude ( Occitan : VEIA-Bride ) with 1,194 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) is located in the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Brioude and the canton of Brioude (until 2015: canton of Brioude-Sud ).
geography
Vieille-Brioude is located about 44 kilometers northwest of Le Puy-en-Velay on the Allier River , into which the Senouire and Ceroux flow here. Vieille-Brioude is surrounded by the neighboring communities Brioude in the north, Fontannes in the northeast, Lavaudieu in the east, La Chomette in the southeast, Saint-Privat-du-Dragon , Saint-Ilpize and Villeneuve-d'Allier in the south, Saint-Just-près -Brioude to the west and south-west and Saint-Laurent-Chabreuges to the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 642 | 600 | 645 | 770 | 1.007 | 1,099 | 1,205 | 1,236 |
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Attractions
- Védrines dolmen
- Church of Sainte-Anne, Monument historique
- Bridge over the Allier (Pont de la Bajasse) , Monument historique
Church of Sainte-Anne
Bridge de la Bajasse
Parish partnership
There is a partnership with the French community of Portiragnes in the Hérault department.
Personalities
- Pierre de vielle-Bride (around 1200-around 1253), Grand Master of the Order of St. John
