Capelle-Fermont

Capelle-Fermont
Commune
Manor

Coat of arms
Capelle-Fermont
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Capelle-Fermont
Coordinates: 50°21′10″N 2°37′01″E / 50.3528°N 2.6169°E / 50.3528; 2.6169Coordinates: 50°21′10″N 2°37′01″E / 50.3528°N 2.6169°E / 50.3528; 2.6169
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality CC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean Desfrancois
Area1 2.96 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 127
 • Density 43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62211 /62690
Elevation 82–122 m (269–400 ft)
(avg. 88 m or 289 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.

Capelle-Fermont is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A small village located 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Arras on the D49 road in the Scarpe valley.,

Population

Historical population of Capelle-Fermont
Year196219681975198219901999
Population859283105126127
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the eleventh century.
  • The manor house of Capelle Fermont
The manor entrance

The walls bear the arms of Jean Grenet, a mayor of Arras, who died in 1539. The mansion was restored in 1701 by the Preudhomme de Haillies family.

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