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Brias | |
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| The château of Bryas The château of Bryas | |
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Coat of arms of Brias Coat of arms | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise |
| Intercommunality | CC Ternois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Cédric Demoulin[1] |
Area 1 | 7.74 km2 (2.99 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62180 /62130 |
| Elevation | 122–166 m (400–545 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Brias (French pronunciation: [bʁija]; West Flemish: Briast, before 1997: Bryas)[2] is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]
Geography
[edit | edit source]A farming village located 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Arras on the N41 road, at the junction with the D81.
History
[edit | edit source]First mentioned in 1212, as the fiefdom of Gille de la Tourette. The château of Bryas served as headquarters for Marshal Foch during the Second Battle of Artois, in 1915. The commune agreed to change the spelling of the name from Bryas in 1997.[4]
Population
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 269 | — |
| 1975 | 264 | −0.27% |
| 1982 | 278 | +0.74% |
| 1990 | 264 | −0.64% |
| 1999 | 235 | −1.28% |
| 2009 | 297 | +2.37% |
| 2014 | 318 | +1.38% |
| 2020 | 293 | −1.36% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Sights
[edit | edit source]- The church of St. Martin
- The château, rebuilt between 1789 and 1805
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Décret du 22 décembre 1997 portant changement de nom de communes, Légifrance.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Brias, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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