Fampoux
| Fampoux | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
  Fampoux | ||
|
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Fampoux | ||
| Coordinates: 50°18′10″N 2°52′21″E / 50.3028°N 2.8725°ECoordinates: 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-Sud | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté urbaine d'Arras | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Géry Coulon | |
| Area1 | 8.64 km2 (3.34 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 1,071 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Fampoux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming village situated 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Arras, on the D42 road. The A1 autoroute passes by the village about half a mile away.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 946 | 946 | 1199 | 1123 | 1016 | 1071 |
| 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 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
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
References
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fampoux. |
- The CWGC cemetery at Fampoux
- Fampoux on the Quid website (French)
- South Africans buried in Fampoux British Cemetery
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/6/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.