Bracieux

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Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Bracieux

(2020–2026) Hélène Pailloux^[1]Area

2.95 km² (1.14 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,331 • Density450/km² (1,200/sq mi)DemonymBracilien.neTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

41025 /41250

Elevation74–89 m (243–292 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bracieux (pronounced [bʁasjø]) is a French commune in the department of Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.^[3]

It's located about 20 km (12 mi) from Blois, and about 10 km (6.2 mi) from Chambord. The Max Vauché's chocolate factory was established in the commune, in 2005.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	829	—
1975	1,011	+2.88%
1982	1,142	+1.76%
1990	1,157	+0.16%
1999	1,158	+0.01%
2007	1,267	+1.13%
2012	1,259	−0.13%
2017	1,305	+0.72%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE