Brioude

Also known as Briude

Brioude (; Auvergnat: Briude) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-central France. It lies on the banks of the river Allier, a tributary of the Loire.

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Brioude is a small town located in south-central France along the Allier River, which feeds into the Loire River. It serves as a commune (municipality) within the Haute-Loire department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

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Place details

Locality: Brioude
Region: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country: France
Population: 7,451
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name: Brioude
French commune.commune status: Subprefecture
French commune.image: Brioude pont.JPEG
French commune.caption: Bridge over the Allier
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason ville fr Brioude (HauteLoire).svg
French commune.arrondissement: Brioude
French commune.canton: Brioude
French commune.mayor: Jean-Luc Vachelard
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.elevation min m: 414
French commune.elevation max m: 622
French commune.area km2: 13.52
French commune.INSEE: 43040
French commune.postal code: 43100

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Brioude
Population: 6527
Area: 13.52
Elevation: 442
Official website: brioude.fr
Image: Chevet de Saint-Julien de Brioude.jpg

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Commons category: Brioude
postal code: 43100
male population: 3069
female population: 3652
P8168: Andreas Strobel
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-4-71-74-56-00
fax number: +33-4-71-74-93-98

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History
Population
Sights
Personalities
Twin towns
See also
References
External links

==History== At Brioude, the ancient Brivas, its martyrs in the 4th century, Julien and Ferréol, became its patron saints; according to the Chronicle of Moissac, Euric of Toulouse had the basilica built, in the fourteenth year of his reign (c. 480): it was wondrously decorated with columns. The emperor Avitus (acclaimed at Toulouse, died 456) had already been buried at the shrine of Julian at Brivas (Brioude), according to Gregory of Tours. Euric's basilica may have served to venerate both the saint and the Visigothic candidate for Roman Emperor.