Buire-au-Bois

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Coordinates: 50°15′47″N 2°09′11″E / 50.2630555556, 2.15305555556

Commune of Buire-au-Bois
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de l'Auxillois
Mayor	Marie-José Dubois (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	49 m–142 m (avg. 75 m)
Land area¹	11,81 km²
Population² (1999)	210
- Density	17/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62182/ 62390
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.

Buire-au-Bois 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 small farming commune located 25 miles (40km) west of Arras on the D117 road, at the junction with the D102. Buire-au-Bois is a typical rural community, comprising the village itself and the hamlet of Bachimont. Through various reasons, such as the lack of employment, many young people have moved out of the area. Many houses are being bought and used by English and Dutch francophiles.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
271	308	272	244	225	210
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the 18th century
• The 18th century château.
• A 17th century manor house.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Buire-au-Bois on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the original and the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on June 10th 2008.