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

Briastre
Commune
The church in Briastre
Coat of arms
Location of Briastre
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Coordinates: 50°09′38″N 3°29′15″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Cambrai
Canton	Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Intercommunality	CA Caudrésis–Catésis
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Sébastien Moeur[1]
Area 1	6.92 km2 (2.67 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	750
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Population

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.[4] 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

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