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Brienne-le-Château is a commune
Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative divisions in the France. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin Medieval commune, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common....
 in the Aube
Aube

Aube is a departments of France in the northeastern part of France named after the Aube River. In 1995, its population was 293,100 inhabitants....
 department in north-central France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. It is located 1 mile from the right bank of the Aube River
Aube River

The Aube is a river in France, right tributary of the Seine. It is 248 km long. The river gives its name to the Aube d?partement in France....
 and 26 m. N.E. of Troyes
Troyes

Troyes is a communes of France, the Prefectures in France of the northeastern Aube departments of France in France and is located on the Seine river....
.

Napoleon Bonaparte was a resident of the town from 1779 to 1784 while he was studying at the military school suppressed in 1790. In 1814, it was the site of the Battle of Brienne
Battle of Brienne

The Battle of Brienne was fought on January 29, 1814, and resulted in a France victory under Napoleon I of France against the Russians and Prussians under Gebhard Leberecht von Bl?cher....
, when the Sixth Coalition
War of the Sixth Coalition

In the War of the Sixth Coalition , a coalition of Austrian Empire, Kingdom of Prussia, Russian Empire, Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and a number of Confederation of the Rhine finally defeated First French Empire and drove Napoleon I of France into exile on Elba....
 invaded France.








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Brienne-le-Château is a commune
Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative divisions in the France. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin Medieval commune, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common....
 in the Aube
Aube

Aube is a departments of France in the northeastern part of France named after the Aube River. In 1995, its population was 293,100 inhabitants....
 department in north-central France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. It is located 1 mile from the right bank of the Aube River
Aube River

The Aube is a river in France, right tributary of the Seine. It is 248 km long. The river gives its name to the Aube d?partement in France....
 and 26 m. N.E. of Troyes
Troyes

Troyes is a communes of France, the Prefectures in France of the northeastern Aube departments of France in France and is located on the Seine river....
.

Napoleon Bonaparte was a resident of the town from 1779 to 1784 while he was studying at the military school suppressed in 1790. In 1814, it was the site of the Battle of Brienne
Battle of Brienne

The Battle of Brienne was fought on January 29, 1814, and resulted in a France victory under Napoleon I of France against the Russians and Prussians under Gebhard Leberecht von Bl?cher....
, when the Sixth Coalition
War of the Sixth Coalition

In the War of the Sixth Coalition , a coalition of Austrian Empire, Kingdom of Prussia, Russian Empire, Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and a number of Confederation of the Rhine finally defeated First French Empire and drove Napoleon I of France into exile on Elba....
 invaded France.

See also

  • Communes of the Aube department


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