La Brigue
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Location of La Brigue  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Nice |
| Canton | Tende |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014]) | Bernard Gastaud |
| Area 1 | 91.77 km2 (35.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 641 |
| • Density | 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Brigasques |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06162 /06430 |
| Elevation | 559–2,650 m (1,834–8,694 ft) (avg. 812 m or 2,664 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Brigue is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Brigue became part of France after the World War II, when Italy was forced to leave this community. In Italian the name is Briga.
Key sites
The Shrine of Our Lady of the Fountains is the home to a huge 15th century painting (cycle of passion) by the painter Giovanni Piemontese Canavesio, and is a major tourist destination.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 477 | 582 | 493 | 495 | 618 | 595 | 641 |
See also
References
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