Bellebrune

Bellebrune
Commune
The church and town hall of Bellebrune

Coat of arms
Bellebrune
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Bellebrune
Coordinates: 50°43′40″N 1°46′31″E / 50.7278°N 1.7753°E / 50.7278; 1.7753Coordinates: 50°43′40″N 1°46′31″E / 50.7278°N 1.7753°E / 50.7278; 1.7753
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton Desvres
Intercommunality CC Desvres-Samer
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Brigitte De Premont (PCD)
Area1 5.32 km2 (2.05 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 342
 • Density 64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62104 /62142
Elevation 38–105 m (125–344 ft)
(avg. 86 m or 282 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.

Bellebrune is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Geography

A small farming commune, some 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the N42, D252 and the D238 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962139—    
1968150+7.9%
1975158+5.3%
1982171+8.2%
1990179+4.7%
1999246+37.4%
2009342+39.0%

Sights

  • The ruins of an 11th-century castle.
  • The church of St. Leu, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • The Château de La Villeneuve, dating from the seventeenth century.

See also

References


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