Bourlon

Bourlon (French pronunciation: [buʁlɔ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.^[3]

Bourlon
Commune
The church of Bourlon
Coat of arms
Location of Bourlon
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Coordinates: 50°10′43″N 3°07′03″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	CC Osartis Marquion
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Boyer[1]
Area 1	12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,148
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62164 /62860
Elevation	53–127 m (174–417 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village located 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Arras on the D16 road, just yards from the A26 autoroute.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,123	—
1975	1,065	−0.75%
1982	1,135	+0.91%
1990	1,212	+0.82%
1999	1,246	+0.31%
2009	1,203	−0.35%
2014	1,218	+0.25%
2020	1,133	−1.20%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

• The Canadian Bourlon Wood Memorial war memorial.
• The church of St. Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.
• Two 20th century chapels.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department