Bresles

Bresles
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Oise
Arrondissement	Beauvais
Canton	Mouy
Community association	Beauvaisis
Coordinates	49 ° 25 ′ N , 2 ° 15 ′ E Coordinates: 49 ° 25 ′ N , 2 ° 15 ′ E
height	47-107 m
surface	20.99 km 2
Residents	4,147 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	198 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	60510
INSEE code	60103
Website	http://www.bresles.fr
	; Bresles Castle

Bresles is a French municipality with 4147 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Oise in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Beauvais and the Canton of Mouy .

geography

The community at the transition from the plateau of the Picard plateau to the Thérain valley is around twelve kilometers east of Beauvais . It is bypassed in the north by Route nationale 31 (European route E46) from Rouen to Reims, which has been developed as an expressway . The Trye, a small left tributary of the Thérain, flows through the south of the municipality; There are also various wetlands here (Grand Marais, Petit Marais, Marais des Cent Mines with former gravel pits), some of which are now used for growing watercress . The railway line from Rochy-Condé to Soissons is still available as far as Bresles, but abandoned to the east.

history

Bresles around 1900

In 1834 a sugar factory was opened in Bresles, processing sugar beets; operations ceased in 1997 and the buildings were subsequently demolished.

Residents

Development of the population
1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011
2695	2975	3195	3180	3653	3749	4059	4322

administration

Mayor ( maire ) has been Dominique Cordier since 2014.

Attractions

Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais church

Church of Saint-GervaisSaint-Prothais (from the 11th century, classified as a Monument historique since 1988 ).
Bresles castle ruins (1212)
Bresles Castle (16th century, Monument historique 1986), Castle of the Bishops of Beauvais .

Personalities

Philipp von Dreux (1158–1217) had the Bresle estate fortified in 1212
Louis de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (Bishop 1497–1521) had the castle built from 1498 onwards
Cardinal Toussaint de Forbin-Janson (1631–1713) had the castle rebuilt in 1699–1708
Jacques Doriot (1898–1945), politician, born in Bresles

Individual evidence

↑ Eglise in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
↑ http://clochers.org/Fichiers_HTML/Accueil/Accueil_clochers/60/accueil_60103.htm
↑ Château de Bresles, ancienne résidence des évêques de Beauvais in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Web links

Commons : Bresles - collection of images, videos and audio files

[1] Eglise in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

[2] ttp://clochers.org/Fichiers_HTML/Accueil/Accueil_clochers/60/accueil_60103.htm

[3] Château de Bresles, ancienne résidence des évêques de Beauvais in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)