Fampoux
Appearance
Fampoux | |
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The town hall of Fampoux | |
Coordinates: 50°18′10″N 2°52′21″E / 50.3028°N 2.8725°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Arras |
Canton | Arras-2 |
Intercommunality | CU Arras |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Didier Ledhé[1] |
Area 1 | 8.64 km2 (3.34 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,219 |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62323 /62118 |
Elevation | 45–102 m (148–335 ft) (avg. 67 m or 220 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Fampoux (French pronunciation: [fɑ̃pu]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]A farming village situated 4 miles (6 km) east of Arras, on the D42 road. The A1 autoroute passes by the village about half a mile away.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 946 | — |
1975 | 1,199 | +3.44% |
1982 | 1,123 | −0.93% |
1990 | 1,016 | −1.24% |
1999 | 1,071 | +0.59% |
2007 | 1,090 | +0.22% |
2012 | 1,140 | +0.90% |
2017 | 1,181 | +0.71% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Places of interest
[edit]- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
- The church of St. Vaast, rebuilt along with most of the village, after World War I.
- The remnants of an old chateau.
Notable people
[edit]The poet Paul Verlaine spent his holidays here for several years, as his mother's family were from Fampoux. A street and the village school bear his name.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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