Buire-le-Sec explained

Buire-le-Sec
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Buire-le-Sec.svg
Arrondissement:Montreuil
Canton:Auxi-le-Château
Insee:62183
Postal Code:62870
Mayor:Isabelle Quenehen[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC des 7 Vallées
Coordinates:50.3842°N 1.8328°W
Elevation M:80
Elevation Min M:38
Elevation Max M:93
Area Km2:13.36

Buire-le-Sec (in French pronounced as /bɥiʁ lə sɛk/; Buire-l'Sé) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[2]

Geography

Buire-le-Sec is a village situated some 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D139 road.

Sights

The church is one of the most beautiful and oldest in the arrondissement of Montreuil. It was built in the 12th century, though all that remains of that church are the foundations. Some 13th century features remain, but mostly it is of 16th century construction (the nave and transept). It is in the form of a Latin cross and built from chalk. The dimensions are: 32 meters long, including 19m for the nave and 7m for the choir. The width of the choir and the nave is 6m, the transept 15.50m in total. The porch has ribbed vaulting.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62183-buire-le-sec INSEE commune file