Brias

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]

Brias
Commune
The château of Bryas
Coat of arms
Location of Brias
Brias Show map of France Brias Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°24′34″N 2°22′56″E
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 Demoulin[1]
Area 1	7.74 km2 (2.99 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	297
• Density	38/km2 (99/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.

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	269	—
1975	264	−0.27%
1982	278	+0.74%
1990	264	−0.64%
1999	235	−1.28%
2009	297	+2.37%
2014	318	+1.38%
2020	293	−1.36%
Source: INSEE[6]

Sights

• The church of St. Martin
• The château, rebuilt between 1789 and 1805

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department