# Brens

> commune in Ain, France

**Wikidata**: [Q211128](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q211128)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brens,_Ain)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/brens

## Summary
Brens is a commune (municipal locality) in the Ain département of eastern France. It lies in the arrondissement of Belley and is identified on Wikipedia as "Brens, Ain" with geographic coordinates 45.718611111111 N, 5.6947222222222 E.

## Key Facts
- Administrative status: commune in the Ain département, France.
- Arrondissement: Belley (arrondissement of France).
- Country: France — a Western European country with overseas territories (see Country context below).
- Official website: http://www.brens01300.fr
- Coordinates: latitude 45.718611111111, longitude 5.6947222222222.
- Wikipedia title: "Brens, Ain".
- Wikidata description: "commune in Ain, France".
- Wikidata sitelink count (Brens): 56.
- Recorded population values (listed values provided from source): 1200.0; 1171.0; 1196.0; 1166.0; 1155.0; 342.0; 395.0; 475.0; 638.0; 731.0; 854.0; 1184.0; 1169.0; 1144.0; 1133.0; 1129.0; 1117.0; 1123.0.
- Related territorial entity: Ain — French département (inception: 1790-03-04T00:00:00Z; country: France; sitelink_count: 109).
- Related territorial entity: arrondissement of Belley — an arrondissement of France (country: France; sitelink_count: 38).
- Related administrative class: commune of France — France territorial subdivision for municipalities (inception: 1789-00-00T00:00:00Z; country: France; sitelink_count: 83).

Country context (connected entity — France) — selected facts provided in source:
- Country name: France (République française).
- Location: primarily Western Europe, with overseas territories in the Americas, Africa and Oceania.
- Capital: Paris.
- Population (2025 estimate in source): 68,605,616.
- Area: 643,801 square kilometres.
- Government: semi-presidential republic; current President (in source): Emmanuel Macron; current Prime Minister (in source): Sébastien Lecornu.
- Currency: Euro (metropolitan France); CFP Franc in some overseas territories.
- National motto: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité".
- Important dates in French state history (as provided): Treaty of Verdun (843 AD) establishing West Francia; Francia inception listed as 0481; First French Empire (1804-05-18).
- Time zones, driving side, electricity, calling code, internet TLD, ISO codes, and other technical standards are listed in the provided country summary (see Body — Country context).

## FAQs
Q: What and where is Brens?
A: Brens is a French commune located in the Ain département, within the arrondissement of Belley; its geographic coordinates are 45.718611111111 N, 5.6947222222222 E.

Q: How can I find official information about Brens online?
A: The commune’s official website is http://www.brens01300.fr and the locality appears on Wikipedia under the title "Brens, Ain".

Q: What administrative units is Brens part of?
A: Brens is a commune (municipal level) in the département of Ain and administratively falls within the arrondissement of Belley; it is part of the French system of communes established as a territorial subdivision of France.

Q: What population data exists for Brens in the provided source?
A: The source lists a series of recorded population values for Brens: 1200.0; 1171.0; 1196.0; 1166.0; 1155.0; 342.0; 395.0; 475.0; 638.0; 731.0; 854.0; 1184.0; 1169.0; 1144.0; 1133.0; 1129.0; 1117.0; 1123.0.

Q: How is Brens represented in data repositories?
A: In Wikidata/Wikipedia contexts Brens is identified with the Wikipedia title "Brens, Ain", the Wikidata description "commune in Ain, France", and a Wikidata sitelink count of 56.

Q: How does Brens relate to broader French territorial structures?
A: Brens is an instance of the French commune administrative class, which is a territorial subdivision created during the era of the French Revolution (communes inception in source: 1789). It is nested within Ain (département, inception 1790-03-04) and the arrondissement of Belley.

## Why It Matters
Brens matters as a fundamental unit of French local government and community life. As a commune it is the base-level municipal entity responsible for local administration within the broader structures of the Ain département and the arrondissement of Belley. Communes are the primary interface between residents and public services in France; therefore Brens provides governance, local identity, and public services for its population. The presence of an official municipal website indicates an organized local administration and a channel for civic information. Additionally, Brens’ documented population values and formal identification on platforms such as Wikipedia and Wikidata enable demographic, geographic, and administrative research, planning, and comparison with other communes in Ain and across France.

## Notable For
- Being an officially recognized commune in the Ain département of France with a dedicated municipal website (http://www.brens01300.fr).
- Clear geolocation: precise coordinates 45.718611111111 N, 5.6947222222222 E.
- Multiple recorded population entries in source data, demonstrating enumerated population records across different counts.
- Administrative placement in the arrondissement of Belley within the French territorial hierarchy.
- Presence on mainstream reference platforms: Wikipedia title "Brens, Ain", Wikidata description "commune in Ain, France", and a sitelink count of 56.

## Body

### Overview
Brens is a commune-level administrative unit in eastern France. The locality is formally categorized as a commune of France and is administered under the département of Ain and the arrondissement of Belley. The place is documented in public reference datasets and has an official municipal website.

### Location and Coordinates
- Latitude: 45.718611111111.
- Longitude: 5.6947222222222.
- These coordinates locate Brens within the Ain département in metropolitan France. The commune’s exact placement is reflected in its Wikipedia entry "Brens, Ain" and its associated Wikidata entry.

### Administrative status and hierarchy
- Commune: Brens is an instance of the French territorial subdivision class "commune of France". The source notes the commune framework’s inception as 1789-00-00T00:00:00Z.
- Département: Brens is part of Ain, a French département whose inception date in the source is +1790-03-04T00:00:00Z and which is part of the country France.
- Arrondissement: Brens is located in the arrondissement of Belley, an administrative arrondissement of France. The arrondissement of Belley is referenced in the source with country affiliation to France and a sitelink_count of 38.
- Country: Brens lies within the sovereign state of France. The source provides an extensive country context (see Country context subsection below).

### Population data
- The provided source includes the following sequence of recorded population values for Brens (no years specified in the dataset): 1200.0; 1171.0; 1196.0; 1166.0; 1155.0; 342.0; 395.0; 475.0; 638.0; 731.0; 854.0; 1184.0; 1169.0; 1144.0; 1133.0; 1129.0; 1117.0; 1123.0.
- These values indicate that multiple population counts exist in the source records; the dataset preserves each numeric entry but does not provide corresponding census dates within the supplied material.

### Online presence and identifiers
- Official website: http://www.brens01300.fr.
- Wikipedia title (source): "Brens, Ain".
- Wikidata description (source): "commune in Ain, France".
- Wikidata sitelink count for Brens: 56.

### Related entities and institutional context
- Ain (département): Brens belongs to Ain, a département of France. The source lists Ain with an inception timestamp of +1790-03-04T00:00:00Z and a sitelink_count of 109.
- Arrondissement of Belley: The commune is placed within this arrondissement. The arrondissement is identified as an administrative division of France in the supplied material.
- Commune of France (class): Brens is an example of the French commune model, which the source locates historically to 1789 and identifies as the territorial subdivision for municipalities in France (sitelink_count for the class: 83).

### Country context (France) — key connected facts from source
The provided source supplies a comprehensive profile of France that frames Brens’ national context. Selected facts reproduced from that material:
- France is primarily in Western Europe and holds overseas territories in other continents.
- Capital: Paris.
- Population (source estimate for 2025): 68,605,616.
- Area: 643,801 km².
- Government: semi-presidential republic; executive shared between President (source: Emmanuel Macron) and Prime Minister (source: Sébastien Lecornu).
- Foundational historical markers cited: Treaty of Verdun (843 AD) establishing West Francia; historical dates including 0481 (Francia) and First French Empire (1804-05-18) as provided in the source.
- France is a founding member of the European Union and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council; it is also a member of NATO and numerous other international organizations listed in the source.
- Technical and infrastructure standards cited: CET/CEST time zones, driving on the right, electrical grid 230 V 50 Hz (Europlug/Type E), international calling code +33, internet TLD .fr, ISO codes FR/FRA/250.

### Metadata and reference counts
- Brens sitelink_count (Wikidata/Wikipedia links aggregated in source): 56.
- Related entity sitelink counts included in source: France (409), Ain (109), arrondissement of Belley (38), commune of France (83).

### Notes on source scope and limitations
- Population values are given as a list of numerical entries in the source; no explicit years or census dates accompanying each figure were provided in the supplied material.
- The supplied material identifies Brens through its Wikipedia title and Wikidata description; further semantic identifiers (e.g., specific Wikidata QID) were not included in the source text provided for this entry.

### References and identifiers from source
- Official website: http://www.brens01300.fr
- Wikipedia entry title: Brens, Ain
- Source-provided descriptions and counts: wikidata_description "commune in Ain, France"; sitelink_count 56.

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