Buire-au-Bois

French commune
name= Buire-au-Bois
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Arras
canton= Auxi-le-Château
insee=62182
cp=62390
maire= Marie-José Dubois
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Communauté de communes de l'Auxillois
longitude=2.15305555556
latitude=50.2630555556
alt moy=75 m
alt mini=49 m
alt maxi=142 m
hectares=1181
km²=11,81
sans=210
date-sans=1999
dens=17|

Buire-au-Bois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais "département" in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A small farming commune located 25 miles (40km) west of Arras on the D117 road, at the junction with the D102. Buire-au-Bois is a typical rural community, comprising the village itself and the hamlet of Bachimont. Through various reasons, such as the lack of employment, many young people have moved out of the area. Many houses are being bought and used by English and Dutch francophiles.

Population

Places of interest

* The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the 18th century
* The 18th century château.
* A 17th century manor house.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26679&req=Buire-au-Bois Buire-au-Bois on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the original and the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on June 10th 2008."