Bourecq

Bourecq
Bourecq
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Bourecq
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Norrent-Fontes
Intercommunality	Artois-Lys
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Paul-André Défossez
Area1	4.02 km2 (1.55 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	557
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62162 / 62190
Elevation	22–49 m (72–161 ft) (avg. 32 m or 105 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bourecq is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village some 10 miles (16.1 km) northwest of Béthune and 31 miles (49.9 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D94E3 and N43 roads, with the A26 autoroute passing by less than a mile away.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	552	—
1968	565	+2.4%
1975	607	+7.4%
1982	556	−8.4%
1990	560	+0.7%
1999	517	−7.7%
2009	557	+7.7%

Sights

• The church of St. Riquier, dating from the twentieth century.
• The remains of the chateau of Malannoy.
• An ancient 16th century manorhouse.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Bourecq on the Quid website (French)