Humières

Humières
Commune
The town hall of Humieres

Coat of arms
Humières
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Humières
Coordinates: 50°23′20″N 2°12′29″E / 50.3889°N 2.2081°E / 50.3889; 2.2081Coordinates: 50°23′20″N 2°12′29″E / 50.3889°N 2.2081°E / 50.3889; 2.2081
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Intercommunality CC Ternois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) René Larousse
Area1 6.81 km2 (2.63 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 242
 • Density 36/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62468 /62130
Elevation 83–133 m (272–436 ft)
(avg. 128 m or 420 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.

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

Geography

A farming village situated 28 miles (45 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the N39, D105 and the D98 roads.

Population

Historical population of Humières
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population225248224243219232242
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 seventeenth century.
  • The eighteenth-century chateau.

See also

References


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