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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968890
1975851−0.64%
1982714−2.48%
1990650−1.17%
1999619−0.54%
2009686+1.03%
2014753+1.88%
2020732−0.47%
Source: INSEE

Heraldry

Arms of BriastreThe 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. 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