Brienne-le-Château

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Brienne-le-Château is a commune in northeastern France best known as the town where Napoleon Bonaparte attended military school in his youth.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Napoleon Bonaparte 0

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
administrativeDivisionOf Aube department
associatedWith Napoleon Bonaparte
attended Brienne-le-Château military school
surface form: École militaire de Brienne
attendedSchoolIn Brienne-le-Château self-linksurface differs
climate oceanic climate
country France
departmentCode 10
distanceFromParis about 200 km
economicActivity agriculture
tourism
governedAs French commune
hasBuilding former military school buildings
hasDemonym Briennois
hasEducationalInstitution Brienne-le-Château military school
surface form: École militaire de Brienne
hasHeritage Napoleonic monuments
historic town center
hasLandmark Château de Brienne
Napoleon museum of Brienne-le-Château
Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church of Brienne-le-Château
War memorial of Brienne-le-Château
hasMayor mayor of Brienne-le-Château (office)
hasPopulationCharacteristic small-town population size
hasRiver Aube
surface form: Aube River (nearby)

Voire River
hasRole subprefecture of Aube
hasStatus seat of canton of Brienne-le-Château
hasTransport Brienne-le-Château airfield
historicalEvent Battle of Brienne (1814)
INSEECode 10064
languageUsed French
locatedEastOf Paris
locatedIn Aube department
Grand Est region NERFINISHED
northeastern France
locatedNear Bar-sur-Aube
Lac du Der-Chantecoq
locatedOn Langres Plateau
surface form: Brienne plateau
notableFor Napoleon Bonaparte’s military schooling
partOf arrondissement of Bar-sur-Aube
canton of Brienne-le-Château
postalCode 10500
regionType rural area
roadAccess served by regional roads in Aube
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
tourismAttraction Napoleonic heritage sites
proximity to lakes of the Forêt d’Orient

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Brienne-le-Château attendedSchoolIn Brienne-le-Château self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Napoleon Bonaparte
Brienne-le-Château military school locatedIn Brienne-le-Château
Brienne-le-Château military school namedAfter Brienne-le-Château