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Briastre () is a
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in the Nord department in northern
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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
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located in the
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
. The water-powered mill and its edifices were built in 1800. Preponderantly operating the mechanical processes of
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,
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, or hammering up until the 1930s, the
watermill A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production of ...
was converted into a museum by the Bellevals in the late 1990s.


See also

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Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Nord (French department) {{Nord-geo-stub