Selles, Pas-de-Calais

Selles
Commune
The town hall and school of Selles

Coat of arms
Selles
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Selles
Coordinates: 50°42′01″N 1°53′47″E / 50.7003°N 1.8964°E / 50.7003; 1.8964Coordinates: 50°42′01″N 1°53′47″E / 50.7003°N 1.8964°E / 50.7003; 1.8964
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton Desvres
Intercommunality CC Desvres-Samer
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Julien Richard
Area1 6.35 km2 (2.45 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 327
 • Density 51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62786 /62240
Elevation 47–96 m (154–315 ft)
(avg. 74 m or 243 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.

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

Geography

Selles is situated some 14 miles (23 km) east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D215 and D254 roads, by the banks of the Liane river.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
303314304296277286327
Census count starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A feudal motte.

See also

References


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