Burbure Explained

Burbure
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Burbure.svg
Arrondissement:	Béthune
Canton:	Lillers
Insee:	62188
Postal Code:	62151
Mayor:	René Hocq^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Coordinates:	50.5392°N 2.4678°W
Elevation M:	51
Elevation Min M:	33
Elevation Max M:	98
Area Km2:	5.53

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

Geography

A farming village some 8miles west of Béthune and 30miles southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D916 and the D182 roads.

Sights

• The Church of St. Gervais and Protais, dating from the fifteenth century, was expanded and renovated in 1870.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
• The war memorial.^[3]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The CWGC graves in the Burbure communal 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/COM62188-burbure INSEE commune file
3. http://perso.orange.fr/memoiresdepierre/alphabetnew/b/burbure.html Pictures of the memorial