Villers-Brûlin

Villers-Brûlin
Commune
The centre of Villers-Brûlin

Coat of arms
Villers-Brûlin
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Villers-Brûlin
Coordinates: 50°22′05″N 2°32′19″E / 50.3681°N 2.5386°E / 50.3681; 2.5386Coordinates: 50°22′05″N 2°32′19″E / 50.3681°N 2.5386°E / 50.3681; 2.5386
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality CC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Louis Lambert
Area1 3.81 km2 (1.47 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 313
 • Density 82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62856 /62690
Elevation 110–153 m (361–502 ft)
(avg. 125 m or 410 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.

Villers-Brûlin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Villers-Brûlin lies 15 miles (24.1 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D76 and D77E1 roads.

Population

Historical population of Villers-Brûlin
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population280289270278315300313
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • A sixteenth-century chateau.

See also

References


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