Hames-Boucres

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Coordinates: 50°52′56″N 1°50′37″E / 50.8822222222, 1.84361111111

Commune of Hames-Boucres
Location
Hames-Boucres (France)
Hames-Boucres
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Calais
Canton Guînes
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Sud-Ouest du Calaisis
Mayor René Lotte
(2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–86 m
(avg. 5 m)
Land area¹ 12,82 km²
Population²
(1999)		 1106
 - Density 86/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 62408/ 62340
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.
France

Hames-Boucres is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

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[edit] Geography

A village located 6 miles (9km) southwest of Calais, at the junction of the D215 and D231E2.

[edit] History

The commune was created from the two former parishes of Hames and Boucres in 1819. The two parish churches were located almost opposite each other and separated only by a street. The church of Hames was demolished during the Revolution. The English seized the castle in 1558, but it was retaken by Francis, Duke of Guise, who successfully claimed all of the Calais Pale for France.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
796 851 964 1047 1017 1106
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the 18th century.
  • A double feudal motte.
  • A neoclassical château dating from the 18th century.
  • The château Thélu.
  • The Hermitage Château.


[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

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[edit] Notes

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