Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Claude Pléau^[1]Area21.86 km² (8.44 sq mi)Population961 • Density44/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation122–208 m (400–682 ft)
(avg. 155 m or 509 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bʁisɔ̃ syʁ lwaʁ], literally Saint-Brisson on Loire) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.^[3]

Name

The name Saint-Brisson is traditionally derived that of Saint Brice, to whom the parish church is dedicated.

Château

The Château de Saint-Brisson [fr], built by the de Sancerre family in the early 13th century on the site of a 12th-century construction, is a tourist attraction, benefitting from its proximity to the many historic châteaux of the Loire Valley.

See also

• Communes of the Loiret department

References