Buire-le-Sec

Buire-le-Sec
Buire-le-Sec
Commune
	The town hall and school of Buire-le-Sec
	Coat of arms
	Location of Buire-le-Sec
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	Coordinates: 50°23′03″N 1°49′58″E / 50.3842°N 1.8328°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality	CC Sept Vallées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Isabelle Quenehen
Area 1	13.36 km2 (5.16 sq mi)
Population (2021)	756
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62183 /62870
Elevation	38–93 m (125–305 ft) ; (avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Buire-le-Sec is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Geography

Buire-le-Sec is a village situated some 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D139 road.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	565	—
1968	604	+6.9%
1975	543	−10.1%
1982	551	+1.5%
1990	663	+20.3%
1999	788	+18.9%
2009	793	+0.6%

Sights

The church is one of the most beautiful and oldest in the arrondissement of Montreuil. It was built in the 12th century, though all that remains of that church are the foundations. Some 13th century features remain, but mostly it is of 16th century construction (the nave and transept). It is in the form of a Latin cross and built from chalk. The dimensions are: 32 meters long, including 19m for the nave and 7m for the choir. The width of the choir and the nave is 6m, the transept 15.50m in total. The porch has ribbed vaulting.