Famechon, Pas-de-Calais

Famechon
Commune
The town hall of Famechon

Coat of arms
Famechon
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Famechon
Coordinates: 50°08′35″N 2°28′07″E / 50.1431°N 2.4686°E / 50.1431; 2.4686Coordinates: 50°08′35″N 2°28′07″E / 50.1431°N 2.4686°E / 50.1431; 2.4686
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality CC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Sébastien Henquenet
Area1 4.61 km2 (1.78 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 139
 • Density 30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62322 /62760
Elevation 72–152 m (236–499 ft)
(avg. 87 m or 285 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.

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

Geography

A small farming village situated 22 miles (35.4 km) southwest of Arras, on the D1 road.

Population

Historical population of Famechon, Pas-de-Calais
Year196219681975198219901999
Population148164147138141139
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 seventeenth century.
  • The remnants of an old chateau.

See also

References


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