Nature of Soil and Subsoil The majority of the soil of the commune is of clay-limestone nature. 1 / 5th of the subsoil is of limestone nature and 1 / 50th of the soil of sandy nature1.
Relief, landscape, vegetation
The relief of the commune is that of a plateau which culminates at 70 m of altitude. The village built on the western slope of the plateau dominates the valley of the Somme and its lakes1.
Hydrography
The Somme affects the communal territory at its western extremity. On its entrance into the territory of Brie, the river divides into two arms which meet soon after. The water table is located at a little distance from the level of the ponds1.
Climate
The climate of the municipality is temperate oceanic with prevailing wind from southwest, northwest and west.
In the Middle Ages, Pont-lès-Brie and Applaincourt were dependencies of Brie. In 1303, by a charter, Gérin de Saint-Christ sold a wood near Brie in the priory of Lihons-en-Santerre. In 1344 a certain Jean de Brie was a maid of Péronne.
Coat of Arms
The village coat of arms is "Azure to the golden chevron accompanied by three half-flights of silver, those of the head back." The official status of the coat of arms remains to be determined.
In 1571, the lordship of Brie belonged to the Duc de Chaulnes. In 1636, the village of Brie was burnt by a detachment of the armies of the king of Spain commanded by John of Werth. However, the revolted inhabitants armed themselves with pitchforks and scythes and rushed at the enemy, preventing them from passing the Somme and forcing them to fall back on Saint Christ. 34 inhabitants of Brie perished in this scuffle. On a map of Guillaume Delisle, dating from the 18th century, there is a fort defending the west entrance of the bridge. Brie depended on the election and bailiwick of Péronne, the generality of Amiens and the diocese of Noyon. During the French Revolution, the hamlets of Pont-lès-Brie and Applaincourt were attached to the commune of Villers-Carbonnel. In 1814-1815, the coalition armies ravaged the country. In 1870-1871, the population of Brie underwent the requisitions of the German army, in money and in kind. 24 young people of the commune took part in the fighting, two were wounded.
Modern History
During the First World War, the village of Brie was totally destroyed.
Politics
The mayor is M Claud Jean.
Demographics
The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses carried out in the commune since 1793. From 1 January 2009, the legal populations of the communes are published annually in the framework of a census which is now based on An annual information gathering, covering successively all the communal territories during a period of five years. For communes with less than 10 000 inhabitants, a census survey covering the entire population is carried out every five years, with the legal populations in the intermediate years being estimated by interpolation or extrapolation. For the commune, the first exhaustive census under the new system was carried out in 2007. In 2014, the municipality had 339 inhabitants, a decrease of -4.24% compared to 2009.
