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

|mayor = Lionel David{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/en/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=9 August 2021|language=fr}}

|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

This farming and light industrial town is located 12 miles (19 km) east of Arras on the N50 road, at the junction with the D44 and D307, by the banks of the Scarpe river.

A celebration of the potato takes place annually on the first Sunday in September.

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

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