Bourlon
Appearance
Bourlon | |
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The church of Bourlon | |
Coordinates: 50°10′43″N 3°07′03″E / 50.1786°N 3.1175°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Arras |
Canton | Bapaume |
Intercommunality | CC Osartis Marquion |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Boyer[1] |
Area 1 | 12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,140 |
• Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62164 /62860 |
Elevation | 53–127 m (174–417 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bourlon (French pronunciation: [buʁlɔ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]
Geography
[edit]A farming village located 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Arras on the D16 road, just yards from the A26 autoroute.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,123 | — |
1975 | 1,065 | −0.75% |
1982 | 1,135 | +0.91% |
1990 | 1,212 | +0.82% |
1999 | 1,246 | +0.31% |
2009 | 1,203 | −0.35% |
2014 | 1,218 | +0.25% |
2020 | 1,133 | −1.20% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Sights
[edit]- The Canadian Bourlon Wood Memorial war memorial.
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.
- Two 20th century chapels.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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