Bourlon
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Bapaume | |
| Community association | Osartis Marquion | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 11 ′ N , 3 ° 7 ′ E | |
| height | 53-127 m | |
| surface | 12.3 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,156 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 94 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62860 | |
| INSEE code | 62164 | |
| Website | http://mairiebourlon.free.fr/ | |
 Bourlon Town Hall (Mairie) |
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Bourlon is a French commune with 1,156 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France (before 2016: Nord-Pas-de-Calais ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Arras and the Canton of Bapaume (until 2015: Canton of Marquion ). The inhabitants are called Bourlonais .
geography
Bourlon is about six kilometers west of Cambrai . Neighboring municipalities of Bourlon are Marquion in the north and north-west, Haynecourt in the north-east, Raillencourt-Sainte-Olle in the east and north-east, Fontaine-Notre-Dame in the east and south-east, Anneux in the south, Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt in the south and south-west, Mœuvres in the Southwest and Sains-lès-Marquion in the northwest.
The A26 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,120 | 1,123 | 1,065 | 1,135 | 1,212 | 1,246 | 1,215 | 1,220 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 18th century
- two chapels
- Remains of the so-called Red Castle
- Remains of the Castle of Francqueville
- British military cemetery
