Bours, Pas-de-Calais

Bours
Commune
The château of Bours
Location of Bours
Bours Location within France Bours Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°27′19″N 2°24′21″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Intercommunality	CC Ternois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bertrand Beaucamp
Area 1	11.84 km2 (4.57 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	582
• Density	49.2/km2 (127/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62166 /62550
Elevation	83–184 m (272–604 ft) (avg. 171 m or 561 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bours (French pronunciation: [buʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village located 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Arras on the D89 road, in the valley of the river Clarence.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	545	—
1975	510	−0.94%
1982	505	−0.14%
1990	524	+0.46%
1999	509	−0.32%
2007	554	+1.06%
2012	591	+1.30%
2017	617	+0.86%
2023	582	−0.97%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church of Sainte-Austreberthe, dating from the eleventh century.

• The (restored) castle donjon, also from the eleventh century. Built of sandstone by Hugues de Bours.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department