Bours (French pronunciation: [buʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]
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 The château of Bours | |
Location of Bours  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°27′19″N 2°24′21″E / 50.4553°N 2.4058°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise |
| Intercommunality | CC Ternois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bertrand Beaucamp[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.84 km2 (4.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 600 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62166 /62550 |
| Elevation | 83–184 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. | |
Geography
A farming village located 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Arras on the D89 road, in the valley of the river Clarence.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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
- 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
References
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