Bajus, Pas-de-Calais

Bajus
Coat of arms
Bajus
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Bajus
Coordinates: 50°25′19″N 2°28′51″E / 50.4219°N 2.4808°ECoordinates: 50°25′19″N 2°28′51″E / 50.4219°N 2.4808°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Aubigny-en-Artois
Intercommunality	Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Clément
Area^1	2.94 km^2 (1.14 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	303
• Density	100/km^2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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 Hauts-de-France 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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Bajus on the Quid website (French)