Briare (France)
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Name (Latin)
Briare (France)
Coordinates
2.739166666 2.739166666 47.63805556 47.63805556 (gooearth )
E0024400 E0024400 N0473800 N0473800 (geonames )
Associated country
France
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 47°38ʹ00ʺN 002°44ʹ00ʺE)
- Baude, J. De la Loire au-dessus de Briare, 1822.
- Lippincott, 1962(Briare; town, Loiret dept., N central France, on right bank of the Loire)
Wikipedia description:
Briare (French pronunciation: [bʁijaʁ] , also known as Briare-le-Canal) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France, in the historical region of Puisaye. The composer and organist Henri Nibelle (1883–1967) was born in Briare. Briare, the Brivodorum of the Romans is situated at the extremity of the Briare Canal, which unites the river Loire and its lateral canal with the Loing and so with the Seine. The lateral canal of the Loire crosses the Loire near Briare by the Briare aqueduct which is 662 m long. Briare station has rail connections to Montargis, Nevers and Paris.
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