Brebières
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Brebières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]
Brebières | |
|---|---|
The Place des héros, in Brebières | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Brebières | |
  Brebières Location within France  Brebières Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| 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 (2020–2026) | Lionel David[1] |
Area 1 | 10.8 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,283 |
| • Density | 489/km2 (1,270/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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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.[4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,238 | — |
| 1975 | 4,285 | +0.16% |
| 1982 | 4,307 | +0.07% |
| 1990 | 4,324 | +0.05% |
| 1999 | 4,424 | +0.25% |
| 2007 | 4,929 | +1.36% |
| 2012 | 4,866 | −0.26% |
| 2017 | 5,023 | +0.64% |
| 2023 | 5,283 | +0.84% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Sights
- The Church of St. Vaast, reconstructed after 1918
- The Château de La Bucquière
