Brel (Oise)

In 1834, a well-known confectionery factory was opened in Brela, and a century later a distillery opened until 1963. In 1997, the confectionery factory was closed, and a year later its building was demolished.

• The Chateau de Brel is a 16th-century castle that currently houses the City Hall
• Church of Saints Hervasius and Protasius (Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Prothais). The XI century nave in the Romanesque style with the XVI century aisle and the bell tower of the XIX century in the Neo-Romanesque style

Employment structure:

• agriculture - 1.2%
• industry - 17.3%
• construction - 6.6%
• trade, transport and services - 53.4%
• state and municipal services - 21.6%

The unemployment rate ( 2014 ) is 13.6% (France as a whole - 13.5%, the Oise department - 13.7%).
The average annual income per person, euro ( 2013 ) - 19,770 (France as a whole - 20,185, the Oise department - 20,633).

Since 2014, Mayor of Brel has been occupied by Dominique Cordier. In the 2014 municipal elections, the right-wing bloc headed by him won, receiving 50.46% of the vote in the 1st round of voting.

Population dynamics, people

• Jacques Doriot (1898-1945), French politician and journalist

• National Institute of Statistics
• 2014 municipal election results

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  Chateau de Brel

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  Church of Saints Hervasius and Protasius