Burbure

Burbure
Burbure
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Burbure
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Auchel
Intercommunality	Artois-Lys
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	René Hocq
Area1	5.53 km2 (2.14 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	2,957
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Burbure is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais 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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	3,246	—
1968	3,379	+4.1%
1975	3,476	+2.9%
1982	3,132	−9.9%
1990	3,011	−3.9%
1999	2,840	−5.7%
2007	2,909	+2.4%
2009	2,957	+1.7%

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.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC graves in the Burbure communal cemetery
• Burbure on the Quid website (French)