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Bouvigny-Boyeffles

Coordinates: 50°25′20″N 2°40′23″E / 50.4222°N 2.6731°E / 50.4222; 2.6731
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Bouvigny-Boyeffles
The church of Bouvigny-Boyeffles
The church of Bouvigny-Boyeffles
Coat of arms of Bouvigny-Boyeffles
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Bouvigny-Boyeffles is located in France
Bouvigny-Boyeffles
Bouvigny-Boyeffles
Bouvigny-Boyeffles is located in Hauts-de-France
Bouvigny-Boyeffles
Bouvigny-Boyeffles
Coordinates: 50°25′20″N 2°40′23″E / 50.4222°N 2.6731°E / 50.4222; 2.6731
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementLens
CantonBully-les-Mines
IntercommunalityCA Lens-Liévin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Maurice Viseux[1]
Area
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9.07 km2 (3.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,371
 • Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62170 /62172
Elevation68–192 m (223–630 ft)
(avg. 116 m or 381 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bouvigny-Boyeffles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]

Geography

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An ex-coalmining area, but now a farming village, situated just 8 miles (13 km) west of Lens at the junction of the D165 and D75 roads.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,927—    
1975 2,049+0.88%
1982 2,216+1.13%
1990 2,317+0.56%
1999 2,439+0.57%
2007 2,449+0.05%
2012 2,447−0.02%
2017 2,403−0.36%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

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  • The church of St. Marin, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • The modern church of St. Martin.
  • The eighteenth-century chateau of Boyeffles.
  • The radio and TV transmitter.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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