Brix, Manche
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Commune of Brix |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Basse-Normandie |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg-Octeville |
| Canton | Canton of Valognes |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Bocage valognais |
| Mayor | Daniel Lebunetel (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | m–m (avg. 154 m) |
| Land area¹ | 32,16 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1928 |
| - Density | 59/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 50087/ 50700 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Brix (pronounced [bʁi]) is a commune in the department of Manche, in the Lower Normandy region of France.
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[edit] History
Brix is known primarily as being the assumed origin of the Bruce family, who emigrated to Britain with William the Conqueror, settling in northern England and then southern Scotland. The family became a royal house with the accession of Robert the Bruce in 1306.
[edit] Sites of interest
The Adam Castle is the oldest monument in Brix. It takes its name from Adam de Bruis or de Brix, an 11th-century lord.
[edit] Events
On the first weekend of October, the commune holds the St. Denis Fair, a tradition of the Cotentin.
[edit] External links
- Brix on the French National Geographic Institute web site
- Brix on the Insee web site
- Brix on the Quid web site
- Location of Brix on a map of surrounding communes
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