Berles-au-Bois

Berles-au-Bois
Commune
The town hall of Berles-au-Bois
Coat of arms
Location of Berles-au-Bois
Berles-au-Bois Berles-au-Bois
Coordinates: 50°11′51″N 2°37′48″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality	CC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Petit
Area 1	8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	523
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62112 /62123
Elevation	105–159 m (344–522 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Berles-au-Bois (French pronunciation: [bɛʁl o bwa]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Geography

Berles-au-Bois

A farming village located 11 miles (17 km) southwest of Arras on the D62 junction with the D30 road.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	557	—
1975	524	−0.87%
1982	531	+0.19%
1990	524	−0.17%
1999	485	−0.86%
2009	506	+0.42%
2014	513	+0.28%
2020	520	+0.23%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• Remains of a 13th-century château.
• The church of Saint-Pierre, rebuilt, like most of the village after the ravages of World War I.
• Three World War I cemeteries.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The churchyard extension cemetery at Berles
• The field cemetery at Berles
• The CWGC cemetery at Berles