Fiennes | |
|---|---|
 The entrance to the commune | |
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Location of Fiennes | |
  Fiennes  Fiennes | |
| 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 | 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
A farming village located 16 km (10 miles) south of Calais, at the junction of the D250, D232 and D151 roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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