Buire-le-Sec

Buire-le-Sec
Coat of arms
Buire-le-Sec
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Buire-le-Sec
Coordinates: 50°23′03″N 1°49′58″E / 50.3842°N 1.8328°ECoordinates: 50°23′03″N 1°49′58″E / 50.3842°N 1.8328°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Campagne-lès-Hesdin
Intercommunality	Val de Canche et d'Authie
Government
• Mayor	Bernard Gillares
Area^1	13.36 km^2 (5.16 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	793
• Density	59/km^2 (150/sq mi)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Buire-le-Sec is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.

Geography

A village situated some 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D139 road.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	565	—
1968	604	+6.9%
1975	543	−10.1%
1982	551	+1.5%
1990	663	+20.3%
1999	788	+18.9%
2009	793	+0.6%

Sights

• The church.

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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Buire-le-sec website
• Buire-le-Sec on the Quid website (French)