Bours, Pas-de-Calais

Coordinates: 50°27′19″N 2°24′21″E / 50.4553°N 2.4058°E / 50.4553; 2.4058
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Bours
The château of Bours
The château of Bours
Location of Bours
Map
Bours is located in France
Bours
Bours
Bours is located in Hauts-de-France
Bours
Bours
Coordinates: 50°27′19″N 2°24′21″E / 50.4553°N 2.4058°E / 50.4553; 2.4058
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonSaint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
IntercommunalityCC Ternois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bertrand Beaucamp[1]
Area
1
11.84 km2 (4.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
600
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62166 /62550
Elevation83–184 m (272–604 ft)
(avg. 171 m or 561 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bours (French pronunciation: [buʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]

Geography[edit]

A farming village located 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Arras on the D89 road, in the valley of the river Clarence.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 545—    
1975 510−0.94%
1982 505−0.14%
1990 524+0.46%
1999 509−0.32%
2009 571+1.16%
2014 603+1.10%
2020 612+0.25%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights[edit]

  • The church of Sainte-Austreberthe, dating from the eleventh century.
  • The (restored) castle donjon, also from the eleventh century. Built of sandstone by Hugues de Bours.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE