Brebières

Brebières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Brebières
Commune
The Place des héros, in Brebières
Coat of arms
Location of Brebières
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Coordinates: 50°20′15″N 3°01′25″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Brebières
Intercommunality	CC Osartis Marquion
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Hecquet
Area ^1	10.8 km^2 (4.2 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	5,023
• Density	470/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62173 /62117
Elevation	25–48 m (82–157 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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 1st 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 was discovered. Finds include the residue of iron smelting, glass beads, pottery and bones of both animals and humans.[2]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	3,424	—
1968	4,238	+23.8%
1975	4,285	+1.1%
1982	4,307	+0.5%
1990	4,324	+0.4%
1999	4,424	+2.3%
2009	4,910	+11.0%

Sights

• The church of St. Vaast, dating from the twentieth century.
• The château de La Bucquière.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Voix du nord du 12 avril 2008

External links

• Official website of the commune (in French)
• Genealogy of Brebières (in French)