Buire-le-Sec

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Buire-le-Sec

(2020–2026) Isabelle Quenehen^[1]Area

13.36 km² (5.16 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

756 • Density57/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

62183 /62870

Elevation38–93 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 (French pronunciation: [bɥiʁ lə sɛk]; Picard: Buire-l'Sé) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.^[3]

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.	±% p.a.
1968	604	—
1975	543	−1.51%
1982	551	+0.21%
1990	663	+2.34%
1999	788	+1.94%
2009	793	+0.06%
2014	793	+0.00%
2020	759	−0.73%
Source: INSEE^[4]

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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE