Bajus, Pas-de-Calais

Bajus
Commune
The church of Bajus

Coat of arms
Bajus
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Bajus
Coordinates: 50°25′19″N 2°28′51″E / 50.4219°N 2.4808°E / 50.4219; 2.4808Coordinates: 50°25′19″N 2°28′51″E / 50.4219°N 2.4808°E / 50.4219; 2.4808
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Béthune
Canton Bruay-la-Buissière
Intercommunality CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Pierre Clément
Area1 2.94 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 303
 • Density 100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62077 /62150
Elevation 87–158 m (285–518 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 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.

Bajus 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 at the junction of the D86E and D86E1 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962191—    
1968205+7.3%
1975202−1.5%
1982280+38.6%
1990290+3.6%
1999273−5.9%
2009303+11.0%

Sights

  • The church of St. Vaast, dating from the eighteenth century.
  • The motte and moat of an old castle.
  • The eighteenth-century chateau.

See also

References


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