Brunembert
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Desvres |
| Intercommunality | Pays de la Faïence de Desvres |
| Mayor | Alain Leduc (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 47–180 m (154–590 ft) (avg. 87 m or 285 ft) |
| Land area1 | 6.11 km2 (2.36 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 366 (2009) |
| - Density | 60 /km2 (160 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62179/ 62240 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 50°42′51″N 1°53′39″E / 50.7142°N 1.8942°E
Brunembert is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.
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Geography [edit]
A small farming commune, some 15 miles (24 km) east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D252 and the D215 roads.
Population [edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 301 | — |
| 1968 | 307 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 298 | −2.9% |
| 1982 | 272 | −8.7% |
| 1990 | 255 | −6.3% |
| 1999 | 282 | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 366 | +29.8% |
Sights [edit]
- The church of St. Nicholas, dating from the fifteenth century.
- A fifteenth century watermill.
- Traces of two medieval castles.
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- Brunembert on the Quid website (French)
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