Brebières
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Brebières
|commune status = Commune
|image = Brebières - Place des héros - 2.JPG
|caption = The Place des héros, in Brebières
|image coat of arms = Blason Brebières.svg
|arrondissement = Arras
|canton = Brebières
|INSEE = 62173
|postal code = 62117
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC Osartis Marquion
|coordinates = {{coord|50.3375|3.0236|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 43
|elevation min m = 25
|elevation max m = 48
|area km2 = 10.8
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Brebières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62173-brebieres INSEE commune file]
Geography
History
Evidence of occupation from Merovingian times has been unearthed. In 2008, during the creation of the 60 hectare Bèliers industrial zone, three important archaeological sites, once occupied by Gauls and Celts, were discovered. Finds include the residue of iron smelting, glass beads, pottery and bones of both animals and humans.Voix du nord, 12 April 2008
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62173#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |4238
|1975 |4285
|1982 |4307
|1990 |4324
|1999 |4424
|2007 |4929
|2012 |4866
|2017 |5023
|2018|5083
}}
Sights
- The Church of St. Vaast, reconstructed after 1918
- The Château de La Bucquière
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons category|Brebières}}
- [http://www.brebieres.fr/ Official website of the commune] {{in lang|fr}}
{{Pas-de-Calais communes}}
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Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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