Bouvigny-Boyeffles

Bouvigny-Boyeffles
Commune
The church of Bouvigny-Boyeffles
Coat of arms
Location of Bouvigny-Boyeffles
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Coordinates: 50°25′20″N2°40′23″E / 50.4222°N 2.6731°E / 50.4222; 2.6731
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Bully-les-Mines
Intercommunality	CA Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Maurice Viseux [1]
Area 1	9.07 km2 (3.50 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	2,385
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62170 /62172
Elevation	68–192 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

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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

• 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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin (in French)