Fampoux
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Fampoux | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Fampoux | ||
Coordinates: 50°18′10″N 2°52′21″E / 50.3028°N 2.8725°ECoordinates: 50°18′10″N 2°52′21″E / 50.3028°N 2.8725°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Arras | |
Canton | Arras-Sud | |
Intercommunality | Communauté urbaine d'Arras | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Géry Coulon | |
Area | ||
• Land1 | 8.64 km2 (3.34 sq mi) | |
Population (1999) | ||
• Population2 | 1,071 | |
• Population2 Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62323 / 62118 | |
Elevation |
45–102 m (148–335 ft) (avg. 67 m or 220 ft) | |
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. |
Fampoux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A farming village situated 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Arras, on the D42 road. The A1 autoroute passes by the village about half a mile away.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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Population | 946 | 946 | 1199 | 1123 | 1016 | 1071 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
Places of interest
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
- The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt along with most of the village, after World War I.
- The remnants of an old chateau.
Notable people
The poet Paul Verlaine spent his holidays here for several years, as his mother’s family were from Fampoux. A street and the village school bear his name.
See also
References
External links
- The CWGC cemetery at Fampoux
- Fampoux on the Quid website (French)
- South Africans buried in Fampoux British Cemetery
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