Brebières

French commune
name= Brebières
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Arras
canton= Vitry-en-Artois
insee=62173
cp=62117
maire=Jean-Pierre Hecquet
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Communauté de communes Osartis
longitude=3.02361111111
latitude=50.3375
alt moy=43 m
alt mini=25 m
alt maxi=48 m
hectares=1080
km²=10,8
sans=4424
date-sans=1999
dens=409|

Brebières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais "département" in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming and light industrial town located 12 miles (19km) east of Arras on the N50 road, at the junction with the D44 and D307, by the banks of the Scarpe river. A celebration of the potato takes place annually on the 1st Sunday in September.

History

* Evidence of occupation from Merovingian times has been unearthed.
* In 2008, during the creation of the 60 hectare Bèliers industrial zone, three important archaeological sites, once occupied by Gauls and Celts was discovered. Finds include the residue of iron smelting, glass beads, pottery and bones of both animals and humans. [Voix du nord du 12 avril 2008 ]

Population

Places of interest

* The church of St.Vaast, dating from the 20th century.
* The château de La Bucquière.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.brebieres.fr/ Official website of the commune] fr
* [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/stephane.tumminello Genealogy of Brebières] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26670&req=Brebières Brebières on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on June 9th 2008."