Briastre
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Briastre | ||
Location within Hauts-de-France region Briastre | ||
Coordinates: 50°09′38″N 3°29′15″E / 50.1606°N 3.4875°ECoordinates: 50°09′38″N 3°29′15″E / 50.1606°N 3.4875°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Nord | |
Arrondissement | Cambrai | |
Canton | Solesmes | |
Intercommunality | Caudrésis - Catésis | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Bruno Leclercq | |
Area1 | 6.92 km2 (2.67 sq mi) | |
Population (2009)2 | 686 | |
• Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
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. 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.
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 | 620 | −4.6% |
2006 | 626 | +1.0% |
2009 | 686 | +9.6% |
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.) |
See also
References
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