Elnes

Elnes
Commune
A general view of Elnes

Coat of arms
Elnes
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Elnes
Coordinates: 50°41′27″N 2°07′37″E / 50.6908°N 2.1269°E / 50.6908; 2.1269Coordinates: 50°41′27″N 2°07′37″E / 50.6908°N 2.1269°E / 50.6908; 2.1269
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Canton Lumbres
Intercommunality Pays de Lumbres
Government
 • Mayor Guy Catoen
Area1 6.33 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 721
 • Density 110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62292 /62380
Elevation 40–144 m (131–472 ft)
(avg. 52 m or 171 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.

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

Geography

A farming village situated 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D225 and D132 crossroads.

Population

Historical population of Elnes
Year196219681975198219901999
Population440529666610692721
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 St.Martin, dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

References

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