Brias | |
|---|---|
 The château of Bryas | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Brias | |
Brias Brias | |
| Coordinates: 50°24′34″N 2°22′56″E / 50.4094°N 2.3822°E / 50.4094; 2.3822 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise |
| Intercommunality | CC Ternois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Cédric Demoulin1 |
Area 1 | 7.74 km2 (2.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 295 |
| • Density | 38.1/km2 (98.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62180 /62130 |
| Elevation | 122–166 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. | |
Brias (French pronunciation: [bʁija]; West Flemish: Briast, before 1997: Bryas)3 is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.4
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 1997.5
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 269 | — |
| 1975 | 264 | −0.27% |
| 1982 | 278 | +0.74% |
| 1990 | 264 | −0.64% |
| 1999 | 235 | −1.28% |
| 2007 | 282 | +2.31% |
| 2012 | 319 | +2.50% |
| 2017 | 294 | −1.62% |
| 2023 | 295 | +0.06% |
| Source: INSEE6 | ||
Sights
- The church of St. Martin
- The château, rebuilt between 1789 and 1805
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- Décret du 22 décembre 1997 portant changement de nom de communes, Légifrance.
- INSEE commune file
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Brias, EHESS (in French).
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE