Burbure

Burbure
Commune
The church of Burbure
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°32′21″N 2°28′04″E / 50.5392°N 2.4678°E / 50.5392; 2.4678Coordinates: 50°32′21″N 2°28′04″E / 50.5392°N 2.4678°E / 50.5392; 2.4678
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Lillers
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	René Hocq[1]
Area 1	5.53 km2 (2.14 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	2,845
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62188 /62151
Elevation	33–98 m (108–322 ft) (avg. 51 m or 167 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography[]

A farming village some 8 miles (12.9 km) west of Béthune and 30 miles (48.3 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D916 and the D182 roads.

Population[]

Sights[]

• The Church of St. Gervais and Protais, dating from the fifteenth century, was expanded and renovated in 1870.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
• The war memorial.^[3]

See also[]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Burbure.

• The CWGC graves in the Burbure communal cemetery

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