Bellebrune
Encyclopedia
Bellebrune is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
A small farming commune, some 8 miles (12.9 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the N42, D252 and the D238 roads.Population
Places of interest
- 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.