Brias

Brias
Brias
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Brias
Coordinates: 50°24′34″N 2°22′56″E / 50.4094°N 2.3822°ECoordinates: 50°24′34″N 2°22′56″E / 50.4094°N 2.3822°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Intercommunality	Saint-Polois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Régis Mehl
Area^1	7.74 km^2 (2.99 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	297
• Density	38/km^2 (99/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62180 / 62130
Elevation	122–166 m (400–545 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 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.

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

Geography

A farming village located 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Arras on the N41 road, at the junction with the D81.

History

First mentioned in 1212, as the fiefdom of Gille de la Tourette. The château of Bryas served as headquarters for Marshal Foch during the Second Battle of Artois, in 1915.
The commune agreed to change the spelling of the name from Bryas in 1997.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	223	—
1968	269	+20.6%
1975	264	−1.9%
1982	278	+5.3%
1990	264	−5.0%
1999	235	−11.0%
2009	297	+26.4%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin
• The château, rebuilt between 1789 and 1805

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Brias on the Quid website (French)