Brissac-Quincé

Brissac-Quincé (French pronunciation: [bʁisak kɛ̃se] ^ⓘ) is a former commune of the Maine-et-Loire département, in France. It was created in 1964 from a regrouping of two former neighbouring communes, Brissac and Quincé. On 15 December 2016, Brissac-Quincé was merged into the new commune of Brissac Loire Aubance.^[2]

Brissac-Quincé
Part of Brissac Loire Aubance
Mairie in Brissac-Quincé
Coat of arms
Location of Brissac-Quincé
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Coordinates: 47°21′21″N 0°26′49″W / 47.3558°N 0.447°W / 47.3558; -0.447
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Angers
Canton	Les Ponts-de-Cé
Commune	Brissac Loire Aubance
Area ^1	9.76 km^2 (3.77 sq mi)
Population  (2019)^[1]	3,092
• Density	320/km^2 (820/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	49320
Elevation	33–78 m (108–256 ft) (avg. 59 m or 194 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The French mathematician Charles-René Reynaud (1656–1728) was born in Brissac. The Château de Brissac is located in the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,000 —     1800 697 −30.3% 1806 662 −5.0% 1821 942 +42.3% 1831 932 −1.1% 1836 977 +4.8% 1841 922 −5.6% 1846 972 +5.4% 1851 953 −2.0% 1856 958 +0.5% 1861 988 +3.1% 1866 986 −0.2% 1872 1,002 +1.6% 1876 1,069 +6.7% 1881 1,050 −1.8% 1886 987 −6.0% 1891 949 −3.9% 1896 946 −0.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 952 +0.6% 1906 992 +4.2% 1911 939 −5.3% 1921 863 −8.1% 1926 883 +2.3% 1931 908 +2.8% 1936 900 −0.9% 1946 904 +0.4% 1954 852 −5.8% 1962 987 +15.8% 1968 1,671 +69.3% 1975 1,668 −0.2% 1982 1,942 +16.4% 1990 2,275 +17.1% 1999 2,294 +0.8% 2006 2,552 +11.2% 2009 2,898 +13.6% 2010 2,931 +1.1%

Twin towns

•   Caluso, Italy

See also

• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 6 September 2016 (in French)

 

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