Ferques
Ferques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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Location of Ferques 
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| Coordinates: 50°49′48″N 1°45′39″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Desvres |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Terre des Deux Caps |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Denis Joly |
| Area 1 | 8.97 km2 (3.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,802 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62329 /62250 |
| Elevation | 39–120 m (128–394 ft) (avg. 93 m or 305 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 farming village, some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D231 and the D243 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 1658 | 1689 | 1551 | 1557 | 1690 | 1811 |
| 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 the Assumption, dating from the nineteenth century.
- Ruins of a monastery chapel.
- A Merovingian cemetery.
External links
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- Official Web site (in French)
- The history of Ferques (in French)
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