Brebières

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Coordinates: 50°20′15″N 3°01′25″E / 50.3375, 3.02361111111

Commune of Brebières
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Vitry-en-Artois
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes Osartis
Mayor	Jean-Pierre Hecquet (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	25 m–48 m (avg. 43 m)
Land area¹	10,8 km²
Population² (1999)	4424
- Density	409/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62173/ 62117
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Brebières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Population 4 Places of interest 5 See also 6 External links 7 Notes

[edit] Geography

A farming and light industrial town located 12 miles (19km) 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.

[edit] 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.^[1]

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
3424	4238	4285	4307	4324	4424
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The church of St.Vaast, dating from the 20th century.
• The château de La Bucquière.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Official website of the commune (French)
• Genealogy of Brebières (French)
• Brebières on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on June 9th 2008.