Briastre
Briastre is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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 The church in Briastre | |
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Location of Briastre 
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| Coordinates: 50°09′38″N 3°29′15″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai |
| Canton | Le Cateau-Cambrésis |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Caudrésis - Catésis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Bruno Leclercq |
| Area 1 | 6.92 km2 (2.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 748 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59108 /59730 |
| Elevation | 67–126 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. | |
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 515 | — |
| 1800 | 514 | −0.2% |
| 1806 | 560 | +8.9% |
| 1821 | 680 | +21.4% |
| 1831 | 782 | +15.0% |
| 1836 | 788 | +0.8% |
| 1841 | 841 | +6.7% |
| 1846 | 837 | −0.5% |
| 1851 | 843 | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 921 | +9.3% |
| 1861 | 958 | +4.0% |
| 1866 | 978 | +2.1% |
| 1872 | 996 | +1.8% |
| 1876 | 980 | −1.6% |
| 1881 | 1,006 | +2.7% |
| 1886 | 965 | −4.1% |
| 1891 | 930 | −3.6% |
| 1896 | 966 | +3.9% |
| 1901 | 923 | −4.5% |
| 1906 | 894 | −3.1% |
| 1911 | 772 | −13.6% |
| 1921 | 704 | −8.8% |
| 1926 | 709 | +0.7% |
| 1931 | 696 | −1.8% |
| 1936 | 674 | −3.2% |
| 1946 | 754 | +11.9% |
| 1954 | 813 | +7.8% |
| 1962 | 843 | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 890 | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 851 | −4.4% |
| 1982 | 714 | −16.1% |
| 1990 | 650 | −9.0% |
| 1999 | 619 | −4.8% |
| 2006 | 626 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 686 | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 755 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 748 | −0.9% |
Heraldry
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
In Briastre is a chemistry-factory.[2] In the near of Briastre are agriculture farms.
The Lamour Watermill
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
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "ACK Plastiques SAS - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
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