Brie is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. The registers of civil status go back to 1665. The family of Nesmond, …Brie is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. The registers of civil status go back to 1665. The family of Nesmond, an illustrious family of the Angoumois, has long resided in the commune and possessed two houses, in the town and the Jauvigère.