Briastre

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2023–2026) Bruno Leclercq^[1]Area6.92 km² (2.67 sq mi)Population713 • Density100/km² (270/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation67–126 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.

Briastre (French pronunciation: [bʁijastʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	890	—
1975	851	−0.64%
1982	714	−2.48%
1990	650	−1.17%
1999	619	−0.54%
2009	686	+1.03%
2014	753	+1.88%
2020	732	−0.47%
Source: INSEE[4]

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.)

Economics

In Briastre is a chemistry-factory.^[5] 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

• Communes of the Nord department

References