Brioude

Last updated • 3 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Brioude
Subprefecture
Brioude pont.JPEG
Bridge over the Allier
Blason ville fr Brioude (HauteLoire).svg
Coat of arms
Location of Brioude
Brioude
France location map-Regions and departements-2016.svg
Red pog.svg
Brioude
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Brioude
Coordinates: 45°17′42″N3°23′06″E / 45.295°N 3.385°E / 45.295; 3.385
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Haute-Loire
Arrondissement Brioude
Canton Brioude
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Vachelard [1]
Area
1
13.52 km2 (5.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
6,518
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
43040 /43100
Elevation414–622 m (1,358–2,041 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brioude (French pronunciation: [bʁijud] ⓘ ; Auvergnat: Briude) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-central France. [3] It lies on the banks of the river Allier, a tributary of the Loire.

Contents

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. [4] 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. [5] Euric's basilica may have served to venerate both the saint and the Visigothic candidate for Roman Emperor.

Brioude was taken by the Franks, then in turn besieged and captured by the Goths (532), the Burgundians, the Saracens (732) and the Normans. [6] Carolingian Brioude remained a place of some importance: William I of Aquitaine minted deniers at Brioude. When Louis V of France married Adelaide of Anjou there in 980 they were crowned King and Queen of Aquitaine; the couple was mismatched in age, and Adelaide fled Louis' house in 982, to Arles. The feast of Saint Julian, 28 August, [7] drew such crowds to the saint's relics that in the mid-11th century the chapter was obliged to build a hostel to care for the indigent pilgrim and the sick. [8] In 1181 Eracle III, viscount of Polignac, who had sacked the town two years previously, made public apology in front of the church and established a body of 25 knights to defend the relics of St Julian. [9] [6] Odilo, later the reforming abbot of Cluny, began his vocation at St. Julian of Brioude, where 54 canons, all of noble birth, held a rank equivalent to bishop: Odilo's biographer reports that he fled. For some time after 1361 the town was the headquarters of Bérenger, lord of Castelnau, who was at the head of one of the bands of military adventurers which then devastated France. The knights (or canons, as they afterwards became) of St. Julian bore the title of counts of Brioude and for a long time opposed themselves to the civic liberties of the inhabitants. [6]

The Franks Casket is believed to have been looted from St. Julian of Brioude church during the French Revolution

The Almanach de Brioude published annually from 1919 has included many articles of local and broader interest.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 4,983—    
1800 5,386+1.12%
1806 5,486+0.31%
1821 5,132−0.44%
1831 5,099−0.06%
1836 5,247+0.57%
1841 4,940−1.20%
1846 4,962+0.09%
1851 4,804−0.65%
1856 4,928+0.51%
1861 4,950+0.09%
1866 4,932−0.07%
1872 4,616−1.10%
1876 4,747+0.70%
1881 4,987+0.99%
1886 5,102+0.46%
1891 4,928−0.69%
1896 4,963+0.14%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,841−0.50%
1906 4,865+0.10%
1911 4,903+0.16%
1921 4,754−0.31%
1926 5,104+1.43%
1931 5,113+0.04%
1936 5,039−0.29%
1946 5,623+1.10%
1954 5,687+0.14%
1962 6,184+1.05%
1968 7,195+2.56%
1975 7,773+1.11%
1982 7,483−0.54%
1990 7,285−0.33%
1999 6,820−0.73%
2007 6,677−0.26%
2012 6,616−0.18%
2017 6,721+0.32%
Source: EHESS [10] and INSEE (1968-2017) [11]

Sights

Basilica of St. Julien (1060-1180). Brioude - Basilique St-Julien - JPG1.jpg
Basilica of St. Julien (1060-1180).

Personalities

Twin towns

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Haute-Loire</span> Department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Haute-Loire is a landlocked department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. Named after the Loire River, it is surrounded by the departments of Loire, Ardèche, Lozère, Cantal and Puy-de-Dôme. In 2019, it had a population of 227,570; its inhabitants are called Altiligériens in French.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Communes of the Haute-Loire department</span>

The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Haute-Loire department of France.

The history of Toulouse, in Occitania, southern France, traces back to ancient times. After Roman rule, the city was ruled by the Visigoths and Merovingian and Carolingian Franks. Capital of the County of Toulouse during the Middle Ages, today it is the capital of the Midi-Pyrénées region.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Le Puy-en-Velay</span> Prefecture of Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Le Puy-en-Velay is the prefecture of the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Auvergne</span> Cultural region in France

Auvergne is a cultural region in central France.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">History of Auvergne</span> Historic province in south central France

The history of the Auvergne dates back to the early Middle Ages, when it was a historic province in south-central France. It was originally the feudal domain of the Counts of Auvergne.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">La Chaise-Dieu</span> Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

La Chaise-Dieu is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Its inhabitants are called Casadéens, from the Latin name of the city.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Haute-Loire department</span>

The 3 arrondissements of the Haute-Loire department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Brioude, with 111 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 45,768 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay, with 102 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 96,498 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Yssingeaux, with 44 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 85,073 in 2016.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissement of Brioude</span> Arrondissement in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

The Arrondissement of Brioude is an arrondissement of France in the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 111 communes. Its population is 45,768 (2016), and its area is 1,886.8 km2 (728.5 sq mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay</span> Arrondissement in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

The arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay is an arrondissement of France in the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 102 communes. Its population is 96,498 (2016), and its area is 1,930.7 km2 (745.4 sq mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissement of Yssingeaux</span> Arrondissement in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

The arrondissement of Yssingeaux is an arrondissement of France in the Haute-Loire departement in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 44 communes. Its population is 85,073 (2016), and its area is 1,159.7 km2 (447.8 sq mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay</span> Catholic diocese in France

The Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the whole Department of Haute-Loire, in the Region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Clermont.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saugues</span> Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Saugues is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vazeilles-Limandre</span> Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Vazeilles-Limandre is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France in the region Auvergne.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France</span> Sections of the Way of St. James in France part of the World Heritage Site in France

UNESCO designated the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France as a World Heritage Site in December 1998. The routes pass through the following regions of France: Aquitaine, Auvergne, Basse-Normandie, Bourgogne, Centre, Champagne-Ardenne, Ile-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin, Midi-Pyrénées, Picardie, Poitou-Charentes, and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. UNESCO cites the routes' role in "religious and cultural exchange", the development of "specialized edifices" along the routes, and their "exceptional witness to the power and influence of Christian faith among people of all classes and countries in Europe during the Middle Ages".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Julian of Brioude</span>

Saint Julian of Brioude (†304) was a legendary martyr and saint from the Auvergne region of France. Although the main focus of his cultus was in the small village of Brioude, he was originally from the city of Vienne, and also associated with Clermont. He was most famous through his association with an aristocratic family of bishops of the time, his most notable proponents being St. Gallus of Clermont and St. Gregory of Tours. Gregory wrote a vita of Julian, but his attempts to expand the saint's cult from the Auvergne to Touraine and Aquitaine were unsuccessful, and Julian is now only remembered through his basilica in the town of Brioude itself.

Communauté d'agglomération du Puy-en-Velay is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Le Puy-en-Velay. It is located in the Haute-Loire department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, south-central France. Created in 2017, its seat is in Le Puy-en-Velay. Its area is 1324.0 km2. Its population was 82,871 in 2019, of which 19,215 in Le Puy-en-Velay proper.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Basilica of Saint-Julian, Brioude</span> Historical basilica in Haute-Loire, France

The Basilica of Saint-Julian of Brioude is a basilica of the Auvergne Romanesque style located in the territory of the French commune of Brioude, in the department of Haute-Loire in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is classified as a historical monument.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brivadois</span> Natural region in France

Brivadois is a natural region of France and a traditional country of Auvergne located to the west of the department of Haute-Loire and in a small part of Puy-de-Dôme and Cantal.

References

  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. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ "Apud Tolosam regnavit Eoricus super Gothicus post Theodoricum. Anno 14 regni sui basilicam sancti Juliani Brivate columnis ornatam mirifice construxit." (MGH SS 1;284, quoted by Werner Jacobsen, "Saints' Tombs in Frankish Church Architecture" Speculum72.4 (October 1997):1107-1143) p. 1110, note 19.
  5. ↑ Historia Francorum 2.11.
  6. 1 2 3 Wikisource-logo.svg One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain :  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Brioude". Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 573.
  7. ↑ "St. Julian of Auvergne - Saints & Angels". Catholic Online. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  8. ↑ C. Lauranson-Rosaz, ''L'Auvergne et ses marges de VIIIe au XI siècles (Le-Puy-en-Velay) 1987, p 279.
  9. ↑ Arnaud, Jean-André-Michel (1816). Histoire du Velay jusqu'à la fin du règne de Louis XV [History of Velay until the end of the reign of Louis XV]. J.B. La Combe. p. 134.
  10. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Brioude, EHESS (in French).
  11. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.