Brienne-le-Château
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Coordinates: 48°23′31″N 4°31′35″E / 48.3919444444°N 4.52638888889°E
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Commune of Brienne-le-Château |
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  Brienne-le-Château
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Department | Aube |
| Arrondissement | Bar-sur-Aube |
| Canton | Brienne-le-Château |
| Mayor | Nicolas Dhuicq (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 126 m (410 ft) avg. |
| Land area1 | 21.56 km2 (8.32 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 3,870 |
| - Density | 179 /km² (460 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 10064/ 10500 |
| 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. | |
Brienne-le-Château is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. It is located 1 mile from the right bank of the Aube River and 26 m. N.E. of Troyes.
Napoleon Bonaparte was a resident of the town from 1779 to 1784 while he was studying at the military school suppressed in 1790. In 1814, it was the site of the Battle of Brienne, when the Sixth Coalition invaded France.
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This article incorporates text from the article "Brienne-le-Château" by M.P., in the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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- Official site (French)
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