Brienne-la-Vieille
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Brienne-la-Vieille (French pronunciation: [bʁijɛn la vjɛj]) is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Brienne-la-Vieille | |
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 The church in Brienne-la-Vieille | |
 Location of Brienne-la-Vieille | |
  Brienne-la-Vieille  Brienne-la-Vieille | |
| Coordinates: 48°22′32″N 4°31′46″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Aube |
| Arrondissement | Bar-sur-Aube |
| Canton | Brienne-le-Château |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Gaël Grosmaire[1] |
Area 1 | 16.21 km2 (6.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 378 |
| • Density | 23.3/km2 (60.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 10063 /10500 |
| Elevation | 117–153 m (384–502 ft) (avg. 126 m or 413 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune is bordered to the north by Brienne-le-Château in southern Champagne, and is traversed by the river Aube. It lies to the north of Lake Amance in the Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient, one of the regional natural parks of France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 412 | — |
| 1968 | 456 | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 404 | −11.4% |
| 1982 | 486 | +20.3% |
| 1990 | 447 | −8.0% |
| 1999 | 420 | −6.0% |
| 2008 | 450 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 452 | +0.4% |
Administration
Previous mayors:
- Benoit Cerf, elected 2001, re-elected 2008.
