Bourlon

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Bourlon
Bourlon coat of arms
Bourlon (France)
Bourlon
region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Bapaume
Community association Osartis Marquion
Coordinates 50 ° 11 ′  N , 3 ° 7 ′  E 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
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
Bell tower of the Saint-Martin church

Web links

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