Brion, Maine-et-Loire

Brion (French pronunciation: [bʁijɔ̃] ) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Les Bois-d'Anjou.

Brion
Part of Les Bois-d'Anjou
Location of Brion
Brion Brion
Coordinates: 47°26′33″N 0°09′21″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Saumur
Canton	Beaufort-en-Vallée
Commune	Les Bois-d'Anjou
Area 1	28.29 km2 (10.92 sq mi)
Population  (2019)	1,185
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	49250
Elevation	21–88 m (69–289 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,434 —     1800 1,371 −4.4% 1806 1,503 +9.6% 1821 1,573 +4.7% 1831 1,610 +2.4% 1836 1,634 +1.5% 1841 1,682 +2.9% 1846 1,650 −1.9% 1851 1,598 −3.2% 1856 1,533 −4.1% 1861 1,486 −3.1% 1866 1,526 +2.7% 1872 1,558 +2.1% 1876 1,533 −1.6% 1881 1,566 +2.2% 1886 1,520 −2.9% 1891 1,507 −0.9% 1896 1,517 +0.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 1,534 +1.1% 1906 1,416 −7.7% 1911 1,387 −2.0% 1921 1,153 −16.9% 1926 1,158 +0.4% 1931 1,166 +0.7% 1936 1,167 +0.1% 1946 1,166 −0.1% 1954 1,147 −1.6% 1962 1,109 −3.3% 1968 1,087 −2.0% 1975 980 −9.8% 1982 875 −10.7% 1990 916 +4.7% 1999 1,027 +12.1% 2006 1,059 +3.1% 2009 1,107 +4.5%

See also

• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department