Briouze

Briouze
The town hall in Briouze
The town hall in Briouze
Coat of arms of Briouze
Location of Briouze
Map
Briouze is located in France
Briouze
Briouze
Briouze is located in Normandy
Briouze
Briouze
Coordinates: 48°42′00″N 0°21′57″W / 48.7°N .3658333333°W / 48.7; -.3658333333
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonAthis-Val de Rouvre
IntercommunalityCA Flers Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Fortis[1]
Area
1
17.15 km2 (6.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,513
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61063 /61220
Elevation197–254 m (646–833 ft)
(avg. 212 m or 696 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Briouze (French pronunciation: [bʁijuz] ) is a commune in the Orne department of Normandy in northwestern France. It is considered the capital of the pays d'Houlme at the western end of the Orne in the Norman bocage.[3]

William de Braose, First Lord of Bramber (Guillaume de Briouze) was granted lands in England after the Norman conquest and used his wealth to build a priory in his home town.

The name Briouze probably comes from an older Norman form of the word "boue", or "mud".

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Voyager en train vers Briouze". SNCF Connect.