Fouquières-lès-Lens
Fouquières-lès-Lens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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.JPG) The church of Fouquières-lès-Lens | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Fouquières-lès-Lens 
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| Coordinates: 50°25′46″N 2°54′49″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Harnes |
| Intercommunality | CA Lens-Liévin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Bouchez |
| Area 1 | 4.14 km2 (1.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 6,362 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62351 /62740 |
| Elevation | 22–43 m (72–141 ft) (avg. 49 m or 161 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
An ex-coalmining town situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Lens, at the junction of the D46 and the A21 autoroute.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2004 |
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| Population | 8928 | 8801 | 7758 | 7550 | 7038 | 6898 | 6939 |
| 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.Vaast, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
- The war memorial.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fouquières-lès-Lens. |
- Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin (in French)
- Website of Fouquières-lez-Lens (in French)
- Fouquières-lès-Lens on the Quid website (in French)
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