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Brias

Coordinates: 50°24′34″N 2°22′56″E / 50.4094°N 2.3822°E / 50.4094; 2.3822
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Brias
The château of Bryas
The château of Bryas
Coat of arms of Brias
Location of Brias
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Brias is located in France
Brias
Brias
Brias is located in Hauts-de-France
Brias
Brias
Coordinates: 50°24′34″N 2°22′56″E / 50.4094°N 2.3822°E / 50.4094; 2.3822
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonSaint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
IntercommunalityCC Ternois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Cédric Demoulin[1]
Area
1
7.74 km2 (2.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
295
 • Density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62180 /62130
Elevation122–166 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.

Brias (French pronunciation: [bʁija]; West Flemish: Briast, before 1997: Bryas)[3] is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[4]

Geography

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A farming village located 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Arras on the N41 road, at the junction with the D81.

History

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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.[5]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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[6]

Sights

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  • The church of St. Martin
  • The château, rebuilt between 1789 and 1805

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Décret du 22 décembre 1997 portant changement de nom de communes, Légifrance.
  4. ^ INSEE commune file
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Brias, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE