Brebières

Brebières

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Brebières

Coordinates: 50°20′15″N 3°01′25″E / 50.3375°N 3.0236°E / 50.3375; 3.0236Coordinates: 50°20′15″N 3°01′25″E / 50.3375°N 3.0236°E / 50.3375; 3.0236
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Vitry-en-Artois
Intercommunality Osartis
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Pierre Hecquet
Area1 10.8 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 4,910
  Density 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

A farming and light industrial town 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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19623,424    
19684,238+23.8%
19754,285+1.1%
19824,307+0.5%
19904,324+0.4%
19994,424+2.3%
20094,910+11.0%

Sights

See also

References

  1. Voix du nord du 12 avril 2008

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