Hames-Boucres

Hames-Boucres

Hames-Boucres
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Calais
Canton Guînes
Intercommunality Sud-Ouest du Calaisis
Mayor René Lotte
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 0–86 m (0–282 ft)
(avg. 5 m/16 ft)
Land area1 12.82 km2 (4.95 sq mi)
Population2 1,106  (1999)
 - Density 86 /km2 (220 /sq mi)
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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

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Geography

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

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.

Population

Historical population of Hames-Boucres
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
Population 796 851 964 1047 1017 1106
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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