| Brebières | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Brebières.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Arras |
| Canton: | Brebières |
| Insee: | 62173 |
| Postal Code: | 62117 |
| Mayor: | Lionel David[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CC Osartis Marquion |
| Coordinates: | 50.3375°N 3.0236°W |
| Elevation M: | 43 |
| Elevation Min M: | 25 |
| Elevation Max M: | 48 |
| Area Km2: | 10.8 |
Brebières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[2]
This farming and light industrial town is located 12 miles (19 km) 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 first Sunday in September.
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, were discovered. Finds include the residue of iron smelting, glass beads, pottery and bones of both animals and humans.[3]