Bouvigny-Boyeffles

Bouvigny-Boyeffles
Bouvigny-Boyeffles
Commune
	The church of Bouvigny-Boyeffles
	Coat of arms
	Location of Bouvigny-Boyeffles
	Bouvigny-Boyeffles Bouvigny-Boyeffles
	Coordinates: 50°25′20″N2°40′23″E / 50.4222°N 2.6731°E
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
Area 1	9.07 km2 (3.50 sq mi)
Population (2021)	2,371
• 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.

Last updated August 24, 2024

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.

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References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
↑ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
↑ INSEE commune file
↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

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

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[3] INSEE commune file

[pophist-4] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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