Brives-Charensac
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Brives-Charensac (French pronunciation: [bʁiv ʃaʁɑ̃sak]; Occitan: Briva e Charensac) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
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Brives-Charensac | |
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Commune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Brives-Charensac | |
  Brives-Charensac  Brives-Charensac | |
| Coordinates: 45°02′51″N 3°55′39″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Le Puy-en-Velay |
| Canton | Le Puy-en-Velay-3 |
| Intercommunality | CA du Puy-en-Velay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Delabre[1] |
Area 1 | 4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 4,244 |
| • Density | 871/km2 (2,260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 43041 /43700 |
| Elevation | 598–838 m (1,962–2,749 ft) (avg. 607 m or 1,991 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,880 | — |
| 1975 | 3,713 | +3.70% |
| 1982 | 4,069 | +1.32% |
| 1990 | 4,399 | +0.98% |
| 1999 | 4,356 | −0.11% |
| 2007 | 4,111 | −0.72% |
| 2012 | 4,275 | +0.79% |
| 2017 | 4,085 | −0.91% |
| 2023 | 4,244 | +0.64% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
