Desvres
| Desvres | ||
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| Commune | ||
 A general view of Desvres | ||
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  Desvres Location within Hauts-de-France region  Desvres | ||
| Coordinates: 50°40′07″N 1°50′07″E / 50.6686°N 1.8353°E / 50.6686; 1.8353Coordinates: 50°40′07″N 1°50′07″E / 50.6686°N 1.8353°E / 50.6686; 1.8353 | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer | |
| Canton | Desvres | |
| Intercommunality | CC Desvres-Samer | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gérard Pécron | |
| Area1 | 9.42 km2 (3.64 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 5,056 | |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62268 /62240 | |
| Elevation | 42–208 m (138–682 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Desvres (pronounced [devʁ]; Picard: Dèfes) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is a market town, known for its pottery.
In 1999 its population was 5,260 inhabitants for the commune and 14,164 inhabitants for the canton.
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