Bellebrune

Bellebrune
Coat of arms
Location of Bellebrune
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Desvres
Intercommunality	Pays de la Faïence de Desvres
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Brigitte De Premont (PCD)
Area 1	5.32 km2 (2.05 sq mi)
Population  (2009)	342
• Density	64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62104 /62142
Elevation	38–105 m (125–344 ft) (avg. 86 m or 282 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A small farming commune, some 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the N42, D252 and the D238 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	139	—
1968	150	+7.9%
1975	158	+5.3%
1982	171	+8.2%
1990	179	+4.7%
1999	246	+37.4%
2009	342	+39.0%

Sights

• The ruins of an 11th-century castle.
• The church of St. Leu, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The Château de La Villeneuve, dating from the seventeenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Bellebrune on the Quid website Template:Fr icon