Briastre
Appearance
Briastre | |
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![]() The church in Briastre | |
Coordinates: 50°09′38″N 3°29′15″E / 50.1606°N 3.4875°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Cambrai |
Canton | Le Cateau-Cambrésis |
Intercommunality | CA Caudrésis–Catésis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–2026) | Bruno Leclercq[1] |
Area 1 | 6.92 km2 (2.67 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 713 |
• Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59108 /59730 |
Elevation | 67–126 m (220–413 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Briastre (French pronunciation: [bʁijastʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 890 | — |
1975 | 851 | −0.64% |
1982 | 714 | −2.48% |
1990 | 650 | −1.17% |
1999 | 619 | −0.54% |
2009 | 686 | +1.03% |
2014 | 753 | +1.88% |
2020 | 732 | −0.47% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Heraldry
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The arms of Briastre are blazoned : Azure, a bend Or between 6 bezants (Or). (Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes, Bantouzelle, Briastre, Noyelles-sur-Selle and Potelle use the same arms.)
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Economics
[edit]In Briastre is a chemistry-factory.[5] In the near of Briastre are agriculture farms.
The Lamour Watermill
[edit]The Lamour Watermill, Briastre (French: Le Moulin Lamour) is a museum and art center located in the commune. The water-powered mill and its edifices were built in 1800. Preponderantly operating the mechanical processes of milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering up until the 1930s, the watermill was converted into a museum by the Bellevals in the late 1990s.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "ACK Plastiques SAS - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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