Saint-Georges, Pas-de-Calais
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Commune of Saint-Georges |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Montreuil |
Canton | Le Parcq |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Canche Ternoise |
Mayor | Jacques Truelle (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 27 m–134 m (avg. 36 m) |
Land area¹ | 9,69 km² |
Population² (1999) |
266 |
- Density | 27/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62749/ 62770 |
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. | |
Saint-Georges 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 in the valley of the river Canche, 18 miles (27km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D340 road, and 3 miles (5km) to the east of Hesdin.
[edit] Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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270 | 271 | 293 | 305 | 305 | 266 |
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting |
[edit] Places of interest
- The church of St. Georges, dating from the 18th century
- The remains of a medieval priory
- The chapel of St. Ladre, dating from the 18th century
[edit] See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
[edit] External links
- Saint-Georges on the Insee website (French)
- Saint-Georges on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 29th 2008.