Boffles
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Boffles is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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The market town of Auxi le Chateau lies 4 miles to the west and Frevent 6 miles to the east. Auxi le Chateau has a weekly market, banks, supermarkets and a wide selection of shops. There are also several restaurants and bars to relax in and taste local French cuisine.
The village is Ideally situated for exploring the many sights of Pas-de-Calais and the Somme region and has much to offer those who wish to visit the battlefields and museums of both first and second world wars.
The inhabitants of Boffles are known as Bofflois or Boffloises
The Picardy region and Paris are also easily accessible from the village.
Boffles has its own Maire, Raymond Croisel, Mairie at 21 Rue Marronniers and a church.
The graves of four British soldiers killed during wartime can be seen in the churchyard.
Although the village is small, the community is close and friendly and there are a number of social gatherings throughout the year.
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
Boffles is a small, friendly and pretty farming village located 25 miles (41 km) west of Arras on the D116 road.The market town of Auxi le Chateau lies 4 miles to the west and Frevent 6 miles to the east. Auxi le Chateau has a weekly market, banks, supermarkets and a wide selection of shops. There are also several restaurants and bars to relax in and taste local French cuisine.
The village is Ideally situated for exploring the many sights of Pas-de-Calais and the Somme region and has much to offer those who wish to visit the battlefields and museums of both first and second world wars.
The inhabitants of Boffles are known as Bofflois or Boffloises
The Picardy region and Paris are also easily accessible from the village.
Boffles has its own Maire, Raymond Croisel, Mairie at 21 Rue Marronniers and a church.
The graves of four British soldiers killed during wartime can be seen in the churchyard.
Although the village is small, the community is close and friendly and there are a number of social gatherings throughout the year.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The Commonwealth War Graves CommissionCommonwealth War Graves CommissionThe Commonwealth War Graves Commission is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves, and places of commemoration, of Commonwealth of Nations military service members who died in the two World Wars...
graves. - An English speaking Gite Complex Le Petit Hameau
- Fantastic walks, countyside views and cycling opportunities.