Berlencourt-le-Cauroy

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Berlencourt-le-Cauroy
Berlencourt-le-Cauroy
Coordinates: 50°16′56″N 2°25′36″E / 50.2822°N 2.4267°E / 50.2822; 2.4267Coordinates: 50°16′56″N 2°25′36″E / 50.2822°N 2.4267°E / 50.2822; 2.4267
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality Deux Sources
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) André Ansquin
Area
 • Land1 7.48 km2 (2.89 sq mi)
Population (2009)
 • Population2 289
 • Population2 Density 39/km2 (100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62111 / 62810
Elevation 87–151 m (285–495 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)

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.

Berlencourt-le-Cauroy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.

Geography

A village located 16 miles (26 km) west of Arras on the D79 road, in the valley of the river Canche.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 197—    
1968 266+35.0%
1975 246−7.5%
1982 241−2.0%
1990 254+5.4%
1999 265+4.3%
2009 289+9.1%

Sights

  • Vestiges of a 13th-century château.
  • The Château du Cauroy, built in 1680.
  • The eighteenth century Château of Ignaucourt.
  • The church of Saint-Sulpice, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The church of Saint-Pierre, dating from the nineteenth century.

See also

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