Briare (, also known as Briare-le-Canal) is a
commune in the
Loiret
Loiret (; ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. It takes its name from the river Loiret, which is contained wholly within the department. In 2019, Loiret had a population of 680,434. department in north-central France, in the historical region of
Puisaye
The Puisaye () is a natural and historical region of France, now divided between the Departments of France, departments of Loiret, Nièvre and Yonne. Its historical and administrative center is the town of Saint-Fargeau. Its inhabitants are know ...
. The composer and organist
Henri Nibelle (1883–1967) was born in Briare.
Briare, the ''Brivodorum'' of the Romans is situated at the extremity of the
Briare Canal, which unites the river
Loire
The Loire ( , , ; ; ; ; ) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône.
It rises in the so ...
and its
lateral canal with the
Loing and so with the
Seine
The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plat ...
. The
lateral canal of the Loire crosses the Loire near Briare by the
Briare aqueduct which is 662 m long.
Briare station
Briare (, also known as Briare-le-Canal) is a Communes of France, commune in the Loiret Departments of France, department in north-central France, in the historical region of Puisaye. The composer and organist Henri Nibelle (1883–1967) was born ...
has rail connections to Montargis, Nevers and Paris.
Population
See also
*
Communes of the Loiret department
*
Emaux de Briare the mosaic manufacturer which made the town double its size in the late 19th century.
References
External links
Town council website
Communes of Loiret
Orléanais
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