Fiennes, Pas-de-Calais
Appearance
Fiennes | |
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The entrance to the commune | |
Coordinates: 50°49′38″N 1°49′33″E / 50.8272°N 1.8258°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Calais |
Canton | Calais-2 |
Intercommunality | CC Pays d'Opale |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Eloi Bonningues[1] |
Area 1 | 11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 852 |
• Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62334 /62132 |
Elevation | 71–166 m (233–545 ft) (avg. 92 m or 302 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Fiennes (French pronunciation: [fjɛn]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]A farming village located 16 km (10 miles) south of Calais, at the junction of the D250, D232 and D151 roads.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 747 | — |
1975 | 682 | −1.29% |
1982 | 739 | +1.15% |
1990 | 760 | +0.35% |
1999 | 813 | +0.75% |
2007 | 859 | +0.69% |
2012 | 897 | +0.87% |
2017 | 891 | −0.13% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St. Martin, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The ruins of a castle, originally destroyed in 1320, rebuilt and destroyed again in 1543
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "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
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