Ferques
Ferques | ||
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Commune | ||
A general view of Ferques | ||
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Ferques Location within Hauts-de-France region Ferques | ||
Coordinates: 50°49′48″N 1°45′39″E / 50.83°N 1.7608°ECoordinates: 50°49′48″N 1°45′39″E / 50.83°N 1.7608°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer | |
Canton | Desvres | |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Terre des Deux Caps | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Denis Joly | |
Area1 | 8.97 km2 (3.46 sq mi) | |
Population (1999)2 | 1,811 | |
• Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62329 /62250 | |
Elevation |
39–120 m (128–394 ft) (avg. 93 m or 305 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. |
Ferques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming village, some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D231 and the D243 roads.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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Population | 1658 | 1689 | 1551 | 1557 | 1690 | 1811 |
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 the Assumption, dating from the nineteenth century.
- Ruins of a monastery chapel.
- A Merovingian cemetery.
See also
References
External links
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- Official Web site (in French)
- The history of Ferques (in French)
- Ferques on the Quid website (in French)
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