Burbure

Burbure
Burbure

Coordinates: 50°32′21″N 2°28′04″E / 50.5392°N 2.4678°E / 50.5392; 2.4678Coordinates: 50°32′21″N 2°28′04″E / 50.5392°N 2.4678°E / 50.5392; 2.4678
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Béthune
Canton Auchel
Intercommunality Artois-Lys
Government
  Mayor (20082014) 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
YearPop.±%
19623,246    
19683,379+4.1%
19753,476+2.9%
19823,132−9.9%
19903,011−3.9%
19992,840−5.7%
20072,909+2.4%
20092,957+1.7%

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