Bruay-la-Buissière

Bruay-la-Buissière

Bruay-la-Buissière
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Béthune
Canton Bruay-la-Buissière (chef-lieu)
Intercommunality communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois
Mayor Alain Wacheux
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 30–106 m (98–348 ft)
(avg. 98 m/322 ft)
Land area1 16.35 km2 (6.31 sq mi)
Population2 23,998  (1999)
 - Density 1,468 /km2 (3,800 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62178/ 62700
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bruay-la-Buissière is a commune and seat of a canton in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

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Geography


An ex-coalmining town some 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Béthune and 30 miles (48.3 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D57 and the N47 roads.

History

The two places of Bruay-en-Artois and La Buissiere were joined as one commune in 1987. With 4 coal mines, it was the headquarters of the mining company. The coal mines closed during the 1960s, to be replaced by light industrial work and chemical factories.

Population

Historical population of Bruay-la-Buissière
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
Population 30,982 32,341 29,435 26,649 24,927 23,998
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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