Bellebrune

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Commune
The church and town hall of Bellebrune
Coat of arms
Location of Bellebrune
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Coordinates: 50°43′40″N 1°46′31″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Desvres
Intercommunality	CC Desvres-Samer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Guche
Area 1	5.32 km2 (2.05 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	440
• Density	83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62104 /62142
Elevation	38–105 m (125–344 ft) (avg. 86 m or 282 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bellebrune (French pronunciation: [bɛlbʁyn]; West Flemish: Bellebronne) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Geography

A small farming commune, some 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the N42, D252 and the D238 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	150	—
1975	158	+0.75%
1982	171	+1.14%
1990	179	+0.57%
1999	246	+3.60%
2009	342	+3.35%
2014	366	+1.37%
2020	437	+3.00%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The ruins of an 11th-century castle.
• The church of St. Leu, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The Château de La Villeneuve, dating from the seventeenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department