Brèves

Brèves
Coat of arms of Brèves
Location of Brèves
Brèves is located in France
Brèves
Brèves
Location within France
Brèves is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Brèves
Brèves
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 47°25′08″N 3°36′24″E / 47.4189°N 3.6067°E / 47.4189; 3.6067
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentNièvre
ArrondissementClamecy
CantonClamecy
IntercommunalityHaut Nivernais-Val d'Yonne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Lamble[1]
Area
1
16.64 km2 (6.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
258
 • Density15.5/km2 (40.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
58039 /58530
Elevation152–309 m (499–1,014 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brèves (French pronunciation: [bʁɛv] ⓘ) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 298—    
1975 273−1.24%
1982 234−2.18%
1990 286+2.54%
1999 308+0.83%
2007 298−0.41%
2012 287−0.75%
2017 243−3.27%
2023 258+1.00%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE