Brillon

Brillon
Coat of arms
Brillon
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Brillon
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
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)
INSEE/Postal code	59109 / 59178
Elevation	16–21 m (52–69 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
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
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

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

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file