Brives-Charensac

Brives-Charensac
Commune
Location of Brives-Charensac
Brives-Charensac
Brives-Charensac
Coordinates: 45°02′51″N 3°55′39″E / 45.0475°N 3.9275°E / 45.0475; 3.9275
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
ArrondissementLe Puy-en-Velay
CantonLe Puy-en-Velay-3
IntercommunalityCA du Puy-en-Velay
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Gilles Delabre
Area
1
4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
4,242
  Density870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
43041 /43700
Elevation598–838 m (1,962–2,749 ft)
(avg. 607 m or 1,991 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brives-Charensac (French pronunciation: [bʁiv ʃaʁɑ̃sak]; Occitan: Briva e Charensac) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.