Bourlon

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Luc Boyer^[1]Area12.3 km² (4.7 sq mi)Population1,140 • Density93/km² (240/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation53–127 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.

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

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

References

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