Hames-Boucres

Hames-Boucres
Commune
The town hall of Hames-Boucres
Coat of arms
Hames-Boucres Location within Hauts-de-France region Hames-Boucres
Coordinates: 50°52′56″N 1°50′37″E / 50.8822°N 1.8436°E / 50.8822; 1.8436Coordinates: 50°52′56″N 1°50′37″E / 50.8822°N 1.8436°E / 50.8822; 1.8436
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Calais-1
Intercommunality	CA Calaisis
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	René Lotte
Area1	12.82 km2 (4.95 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	1,106
• Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62408 /62340
Elevation	0–86 m (0–282 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 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.

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

Geography

A village located 6 miles (9 km) southwest of Calais, at the junction of the D215 and D231E2.

History

The commune was created from the two former parishes of Hames and Boucres in 1819. The two parish churches were located almost opposite each other and separated only by a street. The church of Hames was demolished during the Revolution. The English seized the castle in 1558, but it was retaken by Francis, Duke of Guise, who successfully claimed all of the Calais Pale for France.

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.
• A double feudal motte.
• A neoclassical château dating from the eighteenth century.
• The château Thélu.
• The Hermitage Château.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hames-Boucres.

• Hames-Boucres on the Quid website (in French)