Fauquembergues

Fauquembergues
Commune
The church of Fauquembergues
Coat of arms
Fauquembergues Location within Hauts-de-France region Fauquembergues
Coordinates: 50°36′06″N 2°05′57″E / 50.6017°N 2.0992°E / 50.6017; 2.0992Coordinates: 50°36′06″N 2°05′57″E / 50.6017°N 2.0992°E / 50.6017; 2.0992
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fruges
Intercommunality	Pays de Saint-Omer
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Alain Mequignon
Area1	7.13 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	856
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62325 /62560
Elevation	72–186 m (236–610 ft) (avg. 78 m or 256 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.

Fauquembergues is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. First mentioned in 961 as "in monten qui dicitur Falcoberg", the place later in 1124 was called Falkenberga.

Geography

A town situated 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D928 with two minor roads, the D92 and the D158. The River Aa flows through Fauquembergues.

Map of the commune and the adjacent places

Population

Places and monuments

• A line of 13 electricity-generating turbines can be seen on the 100 m high hills. Another group of 12 turbines faces the town from the southern direction.
• The 13th-century church of Saint-Léger which is a registered historical monument^[1]

Notable people

• Hugh of Falkenberg, 12th century (Hugues de Fauquembergues)
• Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny (1729–1817), composer

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

Specific

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fauquembergues.

• Fauquembergues on the Quid website (in French)