Brimeux
Brimeux | |
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 The church of Brimeux | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Brimeux  | |
  Brimeux  Brimeux | |
| Coordinates:50°26′43″N1°50′06″E/ 50.4453°N 1.835°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil |
| Canton | Auxi-le-Château |
| Intercommunality | CC des 7 Vallées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Yves Gille[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.68 km2(4.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 866 |
| • Density | 81/km2(210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62177/62170 |
| Elevation | 6–84 m (20–276 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Brimeux(French pronunciation:[bʁimø]) is acommunein thePas-de-Calaisdepartmentin theHauts-de-Franceregionin northernFrance.[3]
Geography
[edit]Brimeux is a village situated some 4 miles (7 km) southeast ofMontreuil-sur-Meron the D149 road, in the valley of the riverCanche.
History
[edit]The village name first appears in 1042 in a royal charter and was then writtenBrivermacum,aLatinname from theCelticforbridge.Over the years, it has had different spellings such asBrivamagus,Brivomagus,Brimeaus(in 1153),BrimodioandBrimodium(in 1154),Brimausin 1226,Brimeulin 1415,Brimeuby 1499, and finallyBrimeux,in 1704.
Whenpeatwas extracted at Brimeux, a 5 metre long wooden deck, a tin dish and flakes offlintwere discovered, indicating that Brimeux had been inhabited before the arrival of theRomans.
Various objects of theGallo-Romanera were unearthed during the construction of the railway station: coins; weights and the remains of a villa.
The area was ransacked by the invadingNormansin 842.
There are traces of themotteof thefeudalcastle owned by theHouse of Brimeu,seigneursof the village.
Sights
[edit]- The church.
Built between 1495 and 1524 by theseigneur,Hugh de Melun, inflamboyant Gothicstyle. The nave was restored in 1860 by the architect Norman Clovis who gave it the character that we see today. The bell tower once housed 3 bells but now only has the one, the others having been confiscated in 1793
- The war memorial erected in 1920.
Population
[edit]The inhabitants are calledBrimeusoisin French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 642 | — |
| 1975 | 618 | −0.54% |
| 1982 | 616 | −0.05% |
| 1990 | 660 | +0.87% |
| 1999 | 688 | +0.46% |
| 2009 | 762 | +1.03% |
| 2014 | 849 | +2.19% |
| 2020 | 861 | +0.23% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires"(in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^INSEE commune file
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
External links
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