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|name = Brie
|name = Brie
|commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|region = Hauts-de-France
|image = Brie (2).JPG
|department = Somme
|caption = The church in Brie
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Brie 80.svg
|arrondissement = Péronne
|arrondissement = Péronne
|canton = Péronne
|canton = Péronne
|INSEE = 80141
|INSEE = 80141
|postal code = 80200
|postal code = 80200
|mayor = Marc Saintot<ref name=mayor>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}</ref>
|mayor = Claude Jean
|term = 2001–2008
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = [[Communauté de communes de la Haute Somme|Haute Somme]]
|intercommunality = [[Communauté de communes de la Haute Somme|Haute Somme]]
|coordinates = {{coord|49.8759|2.9322|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|coordinates = {{coord|49.8759|2.9322|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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|elevation max m = 87
|elevation max m = 87
|area km2 = 6.89
|area km2 = 6.89
|population = 332
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = 2006
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
}}


'''Brie''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Somme (department)|Somme]] [[Departments of France|department]] in [[Hauts-de-France]] in northern [[France]].
'''Brie''' ({{IPA-fr|bʁi|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-brie.wav}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Somme (department)|Somme]] [[Departments of France|department]] in [[Hauts-de-France]] in northern [[France]].


==Geography==
==Geography==
Brie is situated {{Convert|16|mi|km|0}} west of [[Saint-Quentin, Aisne|Saint-Quentin]] on the banks of the [[river Somme]], where it’s crossed by the N39.
Brie is situated {{Convert|16|mi|km|0}} west of [[Saint-Quentin, Aisne|Saint-Quentin]] and about {{Convert|10|km|mi}} south of [[Péronne, Somme|Péronne]], on the banks of the river [[Somme (river)|Somme]], where it is crossed by the N39.


===Location===
===Physical geography===
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The majority of the soil of the commune is of clay-limestone nature.1/5 of the [[subsoil]] is of limestone nature and 1/50 of the soil of sandy nature.
Brie is located on the right bank of the Somme about ten kilometers south of Péronne.


===Physical Geography===
Nature of Soil and Subsoil [edit | Change the code]
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The majority of the soil of the commune is of clay-limestone nature. 1 / 5th of the subsoil is of limestone nature and 1 / 50th of the soil of sandy nature1.
===Relief, landscape, vegetation===
===Relief, landscape, vegetation===
The relief of the commune is that of a plateau which culminates at 70 m of altitude. The village built on the western slope of the plateau dominates the valley of the Somme and its lakes1.
The relief of the commune is that of a [[plateau]], which culminates at {{Convert|70|m|ft}} of altitude. The village built on the western slope of the plateau dominates the valley of the Somme and its lakes.

===Hydrography===
===Hydrography===
The [[Somme]] affects the communal territory at its western extremity. On its entrance into the territory of Brie, the river divides into two arms which meet soon after.
The river [[Somme (river)|Somme]] touches the communal territory at its western extremity. On its entrance into the territory of Brie, the river divides into two arms, which meet soon after.
The water table is located at a little distance from the level of the ponds1.
The [[water table]] is located at a little distance from the level of the ponds.

===Climate===
===Climate===
The climate of the municipality is temperate oceanic with prevailing wind from southwest, northwest and west.
The climate of the municipality is [[Temperate oceanic climate|temperate oceanic]] with [[Prevailing winds|prevailing wind]] from southwest, northwest and west.


==Human Geography==
==Human geography==


===Urban Planning and Land Use Planning===
===Urban planning and land use planning===
The commune has a grouped habitat. The village of Brie totally destroyed during the [[First World War]] was rebuilt during the interwar period.
The commune has a grouped habitat. The village of Brie was destroyed during the [[First World War]] was rebuilt during the interwar period.


===Economic activity and services===
===Economic activity and services===
Agriculture remains the dominant activity of the commune.
[[Agriculture in France|Agriculture]] remains the dominant activity of the commune.

===Roads of communication and transportation===
===Roads of communication and transportation===
Brie is crossed by the road Amiens-Saint-Quentin and the road that connects Saint-Christ-Briost to Mesnil-Bruntel.
Brie is crossed by the road Amiens-Saint-Quentin and the road that connects [[Saint-Christ-Briost]] to [[Mesnil-Bruntel]].


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==History==




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==History==
===Toponymy===
===Toponymy===
The name Brie comes from the Latin Bria or the Celtic Briga which meant bridge over a river.
The name Brie comes from the Latin ''bria'' or the Celtic ''briga'', which meant bridge over a river.

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===Ancient history===
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In front of the church, presence of prehistoric megalith "the turning stone".{{Clarify|date=July 2022}}


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===Ancient History===
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In front of the church presence of prehistoric megalith "the turning stone".
===Antiquity===
===Antiquity===
Brie being situated on the [[Roman road]] from [[Samarobriva]] ([[Amiens]]) to [[Augusta Viromanduorum]] ([[Saint-Quentin]]) at the point where it crossed the [[Somme River]], it is more than likely that there was a bridge there. Traces of [[Gallo-Roman]] habitat were found on the municipal territory.
Brie being situated on the [[Roman road]] from [[Samarobriva]] ([[Amiens]]) to [[Augusta Viromanduorum]] ([[Saint-Quentin, Aisne|Saint-Quentin]]) at the point where it crossed the Somme river, it is more than likely that there was a bridge there. Traces of [[Gallo-Roman]] habitat were found on the municipal territory.


===Middle Ages===
===Middle Ages===
In the [[Middle Ages]], Pont-lès-Brie and [[Applaincourt]] were dependencies of Brie. In 1303, by a charter, Gérin de Saint-Christ sold a wood near Brie in the priory of Lihons-en-Santerre.
In the [[Middle Ages]], Pont-lès-Brie and [[Applaincourt]] were dependencies of Brie. In 1303, by a charter, Gérin de Saint-Christ sold a wood near Brie in the priory of Lihons-en-Santerre.
In 1344 a certain Jean de Brie was a maid of Péronne.
In 1344 a certain Jean de Brie was a maid of Péronne.

===Coat of Arms===
===Coat of arms===
[[file:Blason ville fr Brie 80.svg |thumb|right|[[Coat of Arms|Blason]] of the village of Brie]]
[[File:Blason ville fr Brie 80.svg|thumb|right|[[Coat of arms]] of the village of Brie]]The village [[coat of arms]] is "azure to the golden chevron accompanied by three half-flights of silver, those of the head back." The official status of the coat of arms remains to be determined.


===Early Modern times===
===Early Modern times===
In 1571, the lordship of Brie belonged to the [[Duc de Chaulnes]].
In 1571, the lordship of Brie belonged to the [[Duc de Chaulnes]].
In 1636, the village of Brie was burnt by a detachment of the armies of the king of Spain commanded by [[John of Werth]]. However, the revolted inhabitants armed themselves with pitchforks and scythes and rushed at the enemy, preventing them from passing the Somme and forcing them to fall back on Saint Christ. 34 inhabitants of Brie perished in this scuffle.
In 1636, the village of Brie was burnt by a detachment of the armies of the [[King of spain|king of Spain]] commanded by [[John of Werth]]. However, the revolted inhabitants armed themselves with pitchforks and scythes and rushed at the enemy, preventing them from passing the Somme and forcing them to fall back on Saint Christ. 34 inhabitants of Brie perished in this scuffle.
On a map of Guillaume Delisle, dating from the 18th century, there is a fort defending the west entrance of the bridge.<ref>Abbé Paul Decagny, L'Arrondissement de Péronne ou recherches sur les villes, bourgs, villages et hameaux qui le composent, 1844 - réédition partielle sous le titre, Péronne et son canton, Inval-Boiron, La Vague verte, 2010.</ref>
On a map of [[Guillaume Delisle]], dating from the 18th century, there is a fort defending the west entrance of the bridge.<ref>Abbé Paul Decagny, L'Arrondissement de Péronne ou recherches sur les villes, bourgs, villages et hameaux qui le composent, 1844 - réédition partielle sous le titre, Péronne et son canton, Inval-Boiron, La Vague verte, 2010.</ref>
Brie depended on the election and bailiwick of Péronne, the generality of Amiens and the diocese of Noyon.
Brie depended on the election and [[bailiwick]] of Péronne, the generality of Amiens and the [[diocese]] of [[Noyon]].
[[file:Brie (2).JPG |thumb|right|Brie church]]
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During the [[French Revolution]], the hamlets of Pont-lès-Brie and Applaincourt were attached to the commune of Villers-Carbonnel.


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During the [[French Revolution]], the hamlets of Pont-lès-Brie and Applaincourt were attached to the commune of [[Villers-Carbonnel]].
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In 1814-1815, the coalition armies ravaged the country.


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In 1814–1815, the coalition armies ravaged the country.
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In 1870-1871, the population of Brie underwent the requisitions of the German army, in money and in kind. 24 young people of the commune took part in the fighting, two were wounded.


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In 1870–1871, the population of Brie underwent the requisitions of the German army, in money and in kind. 24 young people of the commune took part in the fighting, two were wounded.
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During the [[First World War]], the village of Brie was totally destroyed.

===Modern history===
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During the [[First World War]], the village of Brie was destroyed.
<gallery>
File:Sherwood Foresters following up Germans near Brie March 1917 IWM Q 1863.jpg|[[Sherwood Foresters]] following up [[Germany|German]]s near Brie March
File:War Drawings by Muirhead Bone- Chateau near Brie on the Somme Art.IWMREPRO00068459.jpg|
File:British bicycle troops Brie, Somme March 1917 IWM Q 1868.jpg|British bicycle troops Brie, Somme March 1917
File:British troops in Brie, Somme March 1917 IWM Q 1865.jpg|[[British Army|British troop]]s in Brie, [[Battle of the Somme|Somme March 1917]]
</gallery>


==Politics==
==Politics==
The mayor is Marc Saintot, elected in 2020.<ref name=mayor/>
The mayor is M Claud Jean.<ref>http://www.somme.gouv.fr/elections/2008/liste_maires_Somme_2008_MAJ090608.xls</ref>


==Demographics==
==Population==
[[file:Population - Municipality code 80141.svg|thumb|right|Population of Brie]]The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses carried out in the commune since 1793. From 1 January 2009, the legal populations of the communes are published annually in the framework of a census which is now based on An annual information gathering, covering successively all the communal territories during a period of five years. For communes with less than 10 000 inhabitants, a census survey covering the entire population is carried out every five years, with the legal populations in the intermediate years being estimated by interpolation or extrapolation.<ref>https://www.insee.fr/fr/information/2383265</ref> For the commune, the first exhaustive census under the new system was carried out in 2007,<ref>https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2383265/annee-collecte-2016-commune.xls</ref>.<ref>By convention in Wikipedia, the principle was retained of not showing in the census table and the graph, for the legal populations after 1999, that the populations corresponding to an exhaustive survey of census for the communes of less than 10 000 inhabitants , And that the populations of the years 2006, 2011, 2016, etc. For municipalities with more than 10 000 inhabitants, as well as the last legal population published by INSEE for all municipalities.</ref>


In 2014, the municipality had 339 inhabitants, a decrease of -4.24% compared to 2009 (Sum: 0.32%, France excluding Mayotte: 2.49%).
In 2017, the municipality had 331 inhabitants, an increase of 1.8% compared to 2007.


{{Historical populations
==Population==
| align = none
{{Demography
|1962 = 310
| cols = 1
| percentages = pagr
|1968 = 319
| source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-80141#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
|1975 = 299
|1982 = 310
|1968 | 319
|1990 = 307
|1975 | 299
|1999 = 301
|1982 | 310
|2006 = 332
|1990 | 307
|1999 | 301
|withoutdoublecount = 1962
|2007 | 325
|2012 | 341
|2017 | 331
}}
}}


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==References==
==References==
*[http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE]
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
{{Commons category|Brie (Somme)}}
{{Commons category|Brie (Somme)}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090721114459/http://www.quid.fr:80/communes.html?mode=detail Brie on the Quid website] {{fr icon}}


{{Somme communes}}
{{Somme communes}}


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Revision as of 14:32, 20 December 2023

Brie
Commune
The church in Brie
The church in Brie
Coat of arms of Brie
Coat of arms
Location of Brie
Map
Brie is located in France
Brie
Brie
Brie is located in Hauts-de-France
Brie
Brie
Coordinates: 49°52′33″N 2°55′56″E / 49.8759°N 2.9322°E / 49.8759; 2.9322
LandFrankreich
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonPéronne
IntercommunalityHaute Somme
Regierung
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marc Saintot[1]
Area
1
6.89 km2 (2.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
333
 • Density48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80141 /80200
Elevation47–87 m (154–285 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brie (French pronunciation: [bʁi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern Frankreich.

Geography

Brie is situated 16 miles (26 km) west of Saint-Quentin and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Péronne, on the banks of the river Somme, where it is crossed by the N39.

Physical geography

The majority of the soil of the commune is of clay-limestone nature.1/5 of the subsoil is of limestone nature and 1/50 of the soil of sandy nature.

Relief, landscape, vegetation

The relief of the commune is that of a plateau, which culminates at 70 metres (230 ft) of altitude. The village built on the western slope of the plateau dominates the valley of the Somme and its lakes.

Hydrography

The river Somme touches the communal territory at its western extremity. On its entrance into the territory of Brie, the river divides into two arms, which meet soon after. The water table is located at a little distance from the level of the ponds.

Climate

The climate of the municipality is temperate oceanic with prevailing wind from southwest, northwest and west.

Human geography

Urban planning and land use planning

The commune has a grouped habitat. The village of Brie was destroyed during the First World War was rebuilt during the interwar period.

Economic activity and services

Agriculture remains the dominant activity of the commune.

Roads of communication and transportation

Brie is crossed by the road Amiens-Saint-Quentin and the road that connects Saint-Christ-Briost to Mesnil-Bruntel.

History

Toponymy

The name Brie comes from the Latin bria or the Celtic briga, which meant bridge over a river.

Ancient history

In front of the church, presence of prehistoric megalith "the turning stone".[clarification needed]

Antiquity

Brie being situated on the Roman road from Samarobriva (Amiens) to Augusta Viromanduorum (Saint-Quentin) at the point where it crossed the Somme river, it is more than likely that there was a bridge there. Traces of Gallo-Roman habitat were found on the municipal territory.

Middle Ages

In the Middle Ages, Pont-lès-Brie and Applaincourt were dependencies of Brie. In 1303, by a charter, Gérin de Saint-Christ sold a wood near Brie in the priory of Lihons-en-Santerre. In 1344 a certain Jean de Brie was a maid of Péronne.

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of the village of Brie

The village coat of arms is "azure to the golden chevron accompanied by three half-flights of silver, those of the head back." The official status of the coat of arms remains to be determined.

Early Modern times

In 1571, the lordship of Brie belonged to the Duc de Chaulnes. In 1636, the village of Brie was burnt by a detachment of the armies of the king of Spain commanded by John of Werth. However, the revolted inhabitants armed themselves with pitchforks and scythes and rushed at the enemy, preventing them from passing the Somme and forcing them to fall back on Saint Christ. 34 inhabitants of Brie perished in this scuffle. On a map of Guillaume Delisle, dating from the 18th century, there is a fort defending the west entrance of the bridge.[3] Brie depended on the election and bailiwick of Péronne, the generality of Amiens and the diocese of Noyon.

During the French Revolution, the hamlets of Pont-lès-Brie and Applaincourt were attached to the commune of Villers-Carbonnel.

In 1814–1815, the coalition armies ravaged the country.

In 1870–1871, the population of Brie underwent the requisitions of the German army, in money and in kind. 24 young people of the commune took part in the fighting, two were wounded.

Modern history

During the First World War, the village of Brie was destroyed.

Politics

The mayor is Marc Saintot, elected in 2020.[1]

Population

In 2017, the municipality had 331 inhabitants, an increase of 1.8% compared to 2007.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 319—    
1975 299−0.92%
1982 310+0.52%
1990 307−0.12%
1999 301−0.22%
2007 325+0.96%
2012 341+0.97%
2017 331−0.59%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Abbé Paul Decagny, L'Arrondissement de Péronne ou recherches sur les villes, bourgs, villages et hameaux qui le composent, 1844 - réédition partielle sous le titre, Péronne et son canton, Inval-Boiron, La Vague verte, 2010.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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