Briare
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| Briare | |
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  Briare | |
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Location within Centre region  Briare | |
| Coordinates: 47°38′20″N 2°44′24″E / 47.6389°N 2.74°ECoordinates: 47°38′20″N 2°44′24″E / 47.6389°N 2.74°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Loiret |
| Arrondissement | Montargis |
| Canton | Briare |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marius Collot |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 45.41 km2 (17.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Population2 | 5,688 |
| • Population2 Density | 130/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 45053 / 45250 |
| Elevation |
122–189 m (400–620 ft) (avg. 144 m or 472 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Briare is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
Briare, the Brivodorum of the Romans, is situated at the extremity of the Briare Canal, which unites the river Loire and its lateral canal with the Loing and so with the Seine. The lateral canal of the Loire crosses the Loire near Briare by the Briare aqueduct 720 yards in length.
The harbour
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,655 | — |
| 1800 | 1,655 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 1,819 | +9.9% |
| 1821 | 2,082 | +14.5% |
| 1831 | 2,730 | +31.1% |
| 1836 | 2,977 | +9.0% |
| 1841 | 3,239 | +8.8% |
| 1846 | 3,227 | −0.4% |
| 1851 | 3,477 | +7.7% |
| 1856 | 3,843 | +10.5% |
| 1861 | 3,927 | +2.2% |
| 1866 | 4,346 | +10.7% |
| 1872 | 4,775 | +9.9% |
| 1876 | 5,153 | +7.9% |
| 1881 | 5,590 | +8.5% |
| 1886 | 5,894 | +5.4% |
| 1891 | 6,684 | +13.4% |
| 1896 | 5,814 | −13.0% |
| 1901 | 5,630 | −3.2% |
| 1906 | 5,227 | −7.2% |
| 1911 | 4,637 | −11.3% |
| 1921 | 4,577 | −1.3% |
| 1926 | 4,135 | −9.7% |
| 1931 | 4,012 | −3.0% |
| 1936 | 3,791 | −5.5% |
| 1946 | 3,833 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 3,895 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 4,114 | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 5,140 | +24.9% |
| 1975 | 5,637 | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 6,267 | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 6,070 | −3.1% |
| 1999 | 5,989 | −1.3% |
| 2006 | 5,703 | −4.8% |
| 2009 | 5,688 | −0.3% |
See also
References
- INSEE statistics
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press
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