Famechon, Pas-de-Calais

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

Famechon
The town hall of Famechon
Coat of arms
Location of Famechon
Famechon
Famechon
Coordinates: 50°08′35″N 2°28′07″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonAvesnes-le-Comte
IntercommunalityCC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Sébastien Henquenet
Area
1
4.61 km2 (1.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
120
  Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62322 /62760
Elevation72–152 m (236–499 ft)
(avg. 87 m or 285 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A small farming village situated 22 miles (35.4 km) southwest of Arras, on the D1 road.

Population

Historical population of Famechon, Pas-de-Calais
Year196219681975198219901999
Population148164147138141139
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the seventeenth century. It has one aisle and a bell tower, and was built in the 19th century. At the start of the 17th century, an old church was at the height of the village, in line with where the cemetery is now. Inspired by the Albums de Croÿ, it featured a bell tower with two bells, a nave with three rows and a choir narrowly covered with tiles.
  • The remnants of an old chateau.

Notable people

  • Émile Famechon, boxer.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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