Fauquembergues

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Coordinates: 50°36′06″N 2°05′57″E / 50.6016666667, 2.09916666667

Administration
Commune of Fauquembergues
Location

Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fauquembergues
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton de Fauquembergues
Statistics
Elevation	72 m–186 m (avg. 78 m)
Land area^¹	7,13 km²
Population^² (1999)	856
- Density	120/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62325/ 62560
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fauquembergues is a commune of France, situated in the Pas-de-Calais département and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

1 Geography
2 Population
3 Places and monuments
4 People with links to the town
5 See also
6 External links
7 Notes

[edit] Geography

A town situated 10 miles (16km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D928 with two minor roads, the D92 and the D158. The River Aa flows through Fauquembergues.

[edit] Population

Population Growth
1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
882	942	901	884	845	856
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places and monuments

A line of 13 electricity-generating turbines can be seen on the 100m high hills. Another group of 12 turbines faces the town from the southern direction.
The 13th century church of Saint-Léger