Brias Explained

Brias
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Bryas (Pas-de-Calais).svg
Arrondissement:Arras
Canton:Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Insee:62180
Postal Code:62130
Mayor:Cédric Demoulin[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Ternois
Coordinates:50.4094°N 2.3822°W
Elevation M:160
Elevation Min M:122
Elevation Max M:166
Area Km2:7.74

Brias (in French pronounced as /bʁija/; Briast) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[2]

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.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62180-brias INSEE commune file