Brunembert

Brunembert
Bruinenberg
The town hall and school of Brunembert
Location of Brunembert
Brunembert
Brunembert
Coordinates: 50°42′51″N 1°53′39″E / 50.7142°N 1.8942°E / 50.7142; 1.8942
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonDesvres
IntercommunalityCC Desvres-Samer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Delbarre[1]
Area
1
6.11 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
394
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62179 /62240
Elevation47–180 m (154–591 ft)
(avg. 87 m or 285 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brunembert (French pronunciation: [bʁynɑ̃bɛʁ]; West Flemish: Bruinenberg) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]

Geography

A small farming commune, some 15 miles (24 km) east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D252 and the D215 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 307—    
1975 298−0.42%
1982 272−1.30%
1990 255−0.80%
1999 282+1.12%
2009 366+2.64%
2014 413+2.45%
2020 408−0.20%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

  • The church of St. Nicholas, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • A fifteenth century watermill.
  • Traces of two medieval castles.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE