Pittefaux

Pittefaux
Commune
The church of Pittefaux

Coat of arms
Pittefaux
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Pittefaux
Coordinates: 50°45′28″N 1°41′05″E / 50.7578°N 1.6847°E / 50.7578; 1.6847Coordinates: 50°45′28″N 1°41′05″E / 50.7578°N 1.6847°E / 50.7578; 1.6847
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton Boulogne-sur-Mer-1
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Marie-Noëlle Évrard
Area1 2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 130
 • Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62658 /62126
Elevation 13–102 m (43–335 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 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.

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

Geography

Pittefaux is situated 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D232 and D242 roads and by the banks of the river Wimereux.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
57736377115125130
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Louis, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The seventeenth-century chateau of Souverain-Moulin.
  • Ruins of a 14th-century castle.
  • Two 17th-century manorhouses.

See also

References

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