Buire-le-Sec
Buire-le-Sec | |
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 The town hall and school of Buire-le-Sec | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Buire-le-Sec | |
  Buire-le-Sec Location within France  Buire-le-Sec Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°23′03″N 1°49′58″E / 50.3842°N 1.8328°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil |
| Canton | Auxi-le-Château |
| Intercommunality | CC des 7 Vallées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Isabelle Quenehen[1] |
Area 1 | 13.36 km2 (5.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 753 |
| • Density | 56.4/km2 (146/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62183 /62870 |
| Elevation | 38–93 m (125–305 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. | |
Buire-le-Sec (French pronunciation: [bɥiʁ lə sɛk]; Picard: Buire-l'Sé) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]
Geography
[edit]Buire-le-Sec is a village situated some 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D139 road.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 604 | — |
| 1975 | 543 | −1.51% |
| 1982 | 551 | +0.21% |
| 1990 | 663 | +2.34% |
| 1999 | 788 | +1.94% |
| 2007 | 793 | +0.08% |
| 2012 | 799 | +0.15% |
| 2017 | 777 | −0.56% |
| 2023 | 753 | −0.52% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Sights
[edit]The church is one of the most beautiful and oldest in the arrondissement of Montreuil. It was built in the 12th century, though all that remains of that church are the foundations. Some 13th century features remain, but mostly it is of 16th century construction (the nave and transept). It is in the form of a Latin cross and built from chalk. The dimensions are: 32 meters long, including 19m for the nave and 7m for the choir. The width of the choir and the nave is 6m, the transept 15.50m in total. The porch has ribbed vaulting.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
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