Brillon

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Brillon

Total population

773

Air quality index

45Good

Elevation16 m

Land area2.87 km²

Coordinates50.43°, 3.33°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Alexandre Monnet

Roman Catholic bishop (1812-1849)

B

Benoît Damien

French university teacher (1848-1934)

D

Dominique Dupilet

French politician

Francis Decourrière

French politician

J

Jean-Claude Bielitzki

French association football player (1938–2022)

J

Jean-Marie Descarpentries

Louis-Joseph d'Herbomez

Catholic bishop (1822–1890)

R

René Lecocq

French politician (1897–1978)

U

Ursule Wibaut

French association football player

Édouard Wojciak

French association football player

Jean-Baptiste Debrabant

J

Joseph Sapeta

French association football player

J

Jean-Baptiste Mazingue

French musician (1809-1860)

F

François Soudan

French journalist

P

Philippe Detavernier

C

Claire Wauthion

Belgian actor

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Hauts-de-France

• Bousignies
  0.5 mi away · pop. 349
• Rosult
  1.7 mi away · pop. 1,973
• Wandignies-Hamage
  2.5 mi away · pop. 1,318
• Hasnon
  2.6 mi away · pop. 3,874
• Beuvry-la-Forêt
  2.7 mi away · pop. 2,834
• Saméon
  2.9 mi away · pop. 1,738
• Landas
  3.1 mi away · pop. 2,447
• Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
  4.2 mi away · pop. 15,980
• Aix-en-Pévèle
  4.4 mi away · pop. 1,358
• Orchies
  4.9 mi away · pop. 8,455
• Erre
  5.1 mi away · pop. 1,574
• Nomain
  5.9 mi away · pop. 2,585

Browse all places in Hauts-de-France →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Indian Pokeweed

Phytolacca acinosa

Seen 2026-06-28

Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtina

Seen 2026-06-27

Forest Bug

Pentatoma rufipes

Seen 2026-06-26

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-06-26

Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth

Macroglossum stellatarum

Seen 2026-06-26

Common Red Soldier Beetle

Rhagonycha fulva

Seen 2026-06-26

red-spotted plant bug

Deraeocoris ruber

Seen 2026-06-26

Roesel's Bush-cricket

Roeseliana roeselii

Seen 2026-06-26

European Peacock Butterfly

Aglais io

Seen 2026-06-26

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Brillon, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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