Boyelles

Boyelles
Commune
The old railway station
Coat of arms
Location of Boyelles
Boyelles Boyelles
Coordinates: 50°12′14″N 2°48′57″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-3
Intercommunality	CU Arras
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Guy Lesage
Area 1	4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Population  (2009)	254
• Density	60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62172 /62128
Elevation	70–107 m (230–351 ft) (avg. 79 m or 259 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Boyelles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village located 6 miles (11 km) south of Arras on the N17 road. A celebration of the potato takes place annually on the 1st Sunday in September.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	176	—
1968	188	+6.8%
1975	160	−14.9%
1982	247	+54.4%
1990	246	−0.4%
1999	234	−4.9%
2009	254	+8.5%

Sights

• The church of St. Leger, dating from the twentieth century.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC cemetery
• Boyelles on the Quid website Template:Fr icon