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Briastre

Coordinates: 50°09′38″N 3°29′15″E / 50.1606°N 3.4875°E / 50.1606; 3.4875
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Briastre
The church in Briastre
The church in Briastre
Coat of arms of Briastre
Location of Briastre
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Briastre is located in France
Briastre
Briastre
Briastre is located in Hauts-de-France
Briastre
Briastre
Coordinates: 50°09′38″N 3°29′15″E / 50.1606°N 3.4875°E / 50.1606; 3.4875
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementCambrai
CantonLe Cateau-Cambrésis
IntercommunalityCA Caudrésis–Catésis
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Bruno Leclercq[1]
Area
1
6.92 km2 (2.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
713
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59108 /59730
Elevation67–126 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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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Arms of Briastre
Arms of Briastre
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.)



Economics

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In Briastre is a chemistry-factory.[5] In the near of Briastre are agriculture farms.

The Lamour Watermill

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "ACK Plastiques SAS - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 11 June 2019.