Berles-au-Bois

Berles-au-Bois
Commune
The town hall of Berles-au-Bois
Coat of arms
Location of Berles-au-Bois
Berles-au-Bois Location within France Berles-au-Bois Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°11′51″N 2°37′48″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality	CC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Petit
Area 1	8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Elevation	102 m (335 ft)
Highest elevation	159 m (522 ft)
Lowest elevation	105 m (344 ft)
Population  (2023)	553
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62112 /62123
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Berles-au-Bois (French pronunciation: [bɛʁl o bwa]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Geography

Berles-au-Bois

A farming village located 11 miles (17 km) southwest of Arras on the D62 junction with the D30 road.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	557	—
1975	524	−0.87%
1982	531	+0.19%
1990	524	−0.17%
1999	485	−0.86%
2007	499	+0.36%
2012	515	+0.63%
2017	515	+0.00%
2023	553	+1.19%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• Remains of a 13th-century château.
• The church of Saint-Pierre, rebuilt, like most of the village after the ravages of World War I.
• Three World War I cemeteries.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The churchyard extension cemetery at Berles
• The field cemetery at Berles
• The CWGC cemetery at Berles