Brillon
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  Brillon | ||
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Brillon | ||
| Coordinates: 50°26′12″N 3°19′52″E / 50.4367°N 3.3311°ECoordinates: 50°26′12″N 3°19′52″E / 50.4367°N 3.3311°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes | |
| Canton | Saint-Amand-les-Eaux-Rive gauche | |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de la Scarpe | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Carole Remy | |
| Area1 | 2.87 km2 (1.11 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 737 | |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59109 / 59178 | |
| Elevation |
16–21 m (52–69 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Brillon is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is 15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Valenciennes and 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Douai.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1800 | 649 | — |
| 1806 | 702 | +8.2% |
| 1821 | 733 | +4.4% |
| 1831 | 710 | −3.1% |
| 1836 | 769 | +8.3% |
| 1841 | 736 | −4.3% |
| 1846 | 710 | −3.5% |
| 1851 | 702 | −1.1% |
| 1856 | 741 | +5.6% |
| 1861 | 704 | −5.0% |
| 1866 | 695 | −1.3% |
| 1872 | 682 | −1.9% |
| 1876 | 685 | +0.4% |
| 1881 | 682 | −0.4% |
| 1886 | 646 | −5.3% |
| 1891 | 668 | +3.4% |
| 1896 | 567 | −15.1% |
| 1901 | 540 | −4.8% |
| 1906 | 524 | −3.0% |
| 1911 | 505 | −3.6% |
| 1921 | 428 | −15.2% |
| 1926 | 376 | −12.1% |
| 1931 | 392 | +4.3% |
| 1936 | 387 | −1.3% |
| 1946 | 386 | −0.3% |
| 1954 | 387 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 383 | −1.0% |
| 1968 | 464 | +21.1% |
| 1975 | 507 | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 535 | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 621 | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 684 | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 722 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 737 | +2.1% |
Heraldry
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The arms of Brillon are blazoned : Azure, semy de lys Or. = France Ancient (Ansacq, Brillon, Escaudain, Escautpont, Hélesmes, Hérin, Lecelles, Lieu-Saint-Amand, Lourches, Neuville-sur-Escaut, Rosult, Rumegies and Wignehies use the same arms.) |
See also
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