Vieille-Brioude

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Vieille-Brioude

(2020–2026) Roland Pïerre Chareyron^[1]Area

27.7 km² (10.7 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,219 • Density44/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

43262 /43100

Elevation425–725 m (1,394–2,379 ft)
(avg. 443 m or 1,453 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vieille-Brioude (French pronunciation: [vjɛj bʁijud], literally Old Brioude; Occitan: Vièlha Briude) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Geography

The Senouire forms part of the commune's northeastern border, and then flows into the Allier, which flows north through the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	600	—
1975	645	+1.04%
1982	770	+2.56%
1990	1,007	+3.41%
1999	1,099	+0.98%
2009	1,208	+0.95%
2014	1,225	+0.28%
2020	1,193	−0.44%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Personalities

Pierre de Vieille-Brioude

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE