Buire-au-Bois
| Buire-au-Bois | ||
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  Buire-au-Bois | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Buire-au-Bois | ||
| Coordinates: 50°15′47″N 2°09′11″E / 50.2631°N 2.1531°ECoordinates: 50°15′47″N 2°09′11″E / 50.2631°N 2.1531°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Auxi-le-Château | |
| Intercommunality | Auxillois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marie-José Dubois | |
| Area1 | 11.81 km2 (4.56 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 211 | |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62182 / 62390 | |
| Elevation |
49–142 m (161–466 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Buire-au-Bois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.
Geography
A small farming commune located 25 miles (40 km) 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.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 271 | — |
| 1968 | 308 | +13.7% |
| 1975 | 272 | −11.7% |
| 1982 | 244 | −10.3% |
| 1990 | 225 | −7.8% |
| 1999 | 210 | −6.7% |
| 2009 | 211 | +0.5% |
Sights
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the eighteenth century
- The eighteenth-century château.
- A seventeenth-century manor house.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Buire-au-Bois. |
- Buire-au-Bois on the Quid website (French)