Bourlon Explained

Bourlon
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Bourlon.svg
Arrondissement:	Arras
Canton:	Bapaume
Insee:	62164
Postal Code:	62860
Mayor:	Jean-Luc Boyer^[1]
Term:	2020–2026
Intercommunality:	CC Osartis Marquion
Coordinates:	50.1786°N 3.1175°W
Elevation M:	80
Elevation Min M:	53
Elevation Max M:	127
Area Km2:	12.3

Bourlon (in French pronounced as /buʁlɔ̃/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.^[2]

Geography

A farming village located 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Arras on the D16 road, just yards from the A26 autoroute.

Sights

• The Canadian Bourlon Wood Memorial war memorial.
• The church of St. Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.
• Two 20th century chapels.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Official commune website
• Bourlon Wood cemetery

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62164-bourlon INSEE commune file