La Brigue

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La Brigue
Commune
A view of the dry riverbed of the Rio Sec in La Brigue
Coat of arms
Location of La Brigue
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Coordinates: 44°03′47″N 7°37′01″E / 44.0631°N 7.6169°E / 44.0631; 7.6169
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Nice
Canton	Contes
Intercommunality	CA Riviera Française
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Alberti[1]
Area 1	91.77 km2 (35.43 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	719
• Density	7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
Demonym	Brigasques
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06162 /06430
Elevation	559–2,650 m (1,834–8,694 ft) (avg. 812 m or 2,664 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Brigue (French pronunciation: [la bʁiɡ]; Ligurian: Briga; Occitan: La Briga; Italian: Briga Marittima) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

La Brigue became part of France after World War II, when Italy was forced to hand it over in September 1947 under the terms of the Peace of Paris. Before the hand over, it was part of the Province of Cuneo and was officially known as Briga Marittima. The transfer, which was not unopposed in the village, was retrospectively endorsed by a local plebiscite which took place on 12 October 1947 and was subject to international supervision.