Bours, Pas-de-Calais

French commune
name= Bours
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Arras
canton= Heuchin
insee=62166 |cp=62550
maire=Bernadette Noe
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Pernois
longitude=2.4058|latitude=50.4553
alt moy=171 m |alt mini=83 m |alt maxi=184 m
hectares=1 184 |km²=11,84 |sans=509 |date-sans=1999|dens=43 |

Bours is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais "département" in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming village located 20 miles (32km) northwest of Arras on the D89 road, in the valley of the Clarence river.

Population

Places of interest

* The church of Sainte-Austreberthe, dating from the 11th century.
* The (restored) castle donjon, also from the 11th century. Built of sandstone by Hugues de Bours.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26663&req=Bours Bours on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on June 9th 2008."