Brias

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

Brias
The château of Bryas
Coat of arms
Location of Brias
Brias
Brias
Coordinates: 50°24′34″N 2°22′56″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonSaint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
IntercommunalityCC Ternois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Régis Mehl
Area
1
7.74 km2 (2.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
294
  Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62180 /62130
Elevation122–166 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.

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
YearPop.±%
1962223    
1968269+20.6%
1975264−1.9%
1982278+5.3%
1990264−5.0%
1999235−11.0%
2009297+26.4%

Sights

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

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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