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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Desvres
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Desvres |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Desvres - Samer |
| Mayor | Gérard Pécron (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 42–208 m (138–682 ft) |
| Land area1 | 9.42 km2 (3.64 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 5,056 (2006) |
| - Density | 537 /km2 (1,390 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62268/ 62240 |
| 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. | |
Desvres is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is a market town, known for its pottery.
In 1999 its population was 5,260 inhabitants for the commune and 14,164 inhabitants for the canton.