Bours, Pas-de-Calais
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Bours (French pronunciation: [buʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]
Bours | |
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The château of Bours | |
 Location of Bours | |
  Bours Location within France  Bours Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′19″N 2°24′21″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 (2023)[2] | 582 |
| • Density | 49.2/km2 (127/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
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 545 | — |
| 1975 | 510 | −0.94% |
| 1982 | 505 | −0.14% |
| 1990 | 524 | +0.46% |
| 1999 | 509 | −0.32% |
| 2007 | 554 | +1.06% |
| 2012 | 591 | +1.30% |
| 2017 | 617 | +0.86% |
| 2023 | 582 | −0.97% |
| 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.
