Briastre

Briastre

Briastre
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Cambrai
Canton Solesmes
Intercommunality Caudrésis - Catésis
Mayor Bruno Leclercq
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 67–126 m (220–413 ft)
Land area1 6.92 km2 (2.67 sq mi)
Population2 619  (1999)
 - Density 89 /km2 (230 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59108/ 59730
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.

Briastre is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

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)

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