Boubers-sur-Canche

Boubers-sur-Canche
Coat of arms of Boubers-sur-Canche Coat of arms
Boubers-sur-Canche
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Boubers-sur-Canche
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality	Région de Frévent
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Roger Dheilly
Area1	9.23 km2 (3.56 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	600
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62158 / 62270
Elevation	52–142 m (171–466 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Boubers-sur-Canche is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village located 24 miles (38 km) west of Arras at the junction of the D112 and D340 roads, by the banks of the river Canche. The village wins national and international prizes for its flower display.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	530	—
1968	547	+3.2%
1975	618	+13.0%
1982	649	+5.0%
1990	604	−6.9%
1999	606	+0.3%
2009	600	−1.0%

Sights

• The church of St. Leger, dating from the seventeenth century.
• An eighteenth-century chateau.
• Public and private gardens.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official website of the commune (French)
• The Hennebellefamily’s gardens and nursery (French)
• History and photos of the old distillery (French)
• The camp site (French)
• Boubers-sur-Canche on the Quid website (French)