Bajus, Pas-de-Calais

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Bajus
Coat of arms of Bajus
Coat of arms
Bajus is located in France
Bajus
Bajus
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Bajus is located in Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Bajus
Bajus
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Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Aubigny-en-Artois
Intercommunality Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Pierre Clément
Area1 2.94 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 303
 • Density 100/km2 (270/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62077 / 62150
Elevation 87–158 m (285–518 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bajus is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village located 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Arras at the junction of the D86E and D86E1 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 191 —    
1968 205 +7.3%
1975 202 −1.5%
1982 280 +38.6%
1990 290 +3.6%
1999 273 −5.9%
2009 303 +11.0%

Sights

  • The church of St. Vaast, dating from the eighteenth century.
  • The motte and moat of an old castle.
  • The eighteenth-century chateau.

See also

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