Bours, Pas-de-Calais

Bours
Commune
The château of Bours
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Coordinates: 50°27′19″N 2°24′21″E / 50.4553°N 2.4058°E / 50.4553; 2.4058Coordinates: 50°27′19″N 2°24′21″E / 50.4553°N 2.4058°E / 50.4553; 2.4058
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Intercommunality	CC Ternois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bernadette Noe
Area 1	11.84 km2 (4.57 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	617
• Density	52/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.

Bours is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Geography[]

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

Population[]

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[]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

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