Bourlon

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Coordinates: 50°10′43″N 3°07′03″E / 50.1786111111, 3.1175

Commune of Bourlon
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Marquion
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Marquion
Mayor	Jean-Luc Boyer (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	53 m–127 m (avg. 80 m)
Land area¹	12,3 km²
Population² (1999)	1246
- Density	101/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62164/ 62860
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bourlon is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

A farming village located 22 miles (35km) southeast of Arras on the D16 road, just yards from the A26 autoroute.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
1120	1123	1065	1135	1212	1246
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The Canadian war memorial.
• The church of St.Martin, dating from the 18th century.
• Two 20th century chapels.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Official commune website
• Bourlon Wood cemetery
• Bourlon on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on June 9th 2008.