Febvin-Palfart
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Febvin-Palfart | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Febvin-Palfart | |
Coordinates: 50°32′20″N 2°18′58″E / 50.5389°N 2.3161°ECoordinates: 50°32′20″N 2°18′58″E / 50.5389°N 2.3161°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
Canton | Fauquembergues |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Canton de Fauquembergues |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pierre Deremetz |
Area | |
• Land1 | 14.51 km2 (5.60 sq mi) |
Population (1999) | |
• Population2 | 497 |
• Population2 Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62327 / 62960 |
Elevation |
87–196 m (285–643 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 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. |
Febvin-Palfart is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A farming village situated 14 miles (22 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the D95 and D77 road junction.
Its surrounded by the common Westrehem, Fontaine-lès-Hermans and Fléchin, Febvin-Palfart is located 18 km northwest of the Bruay Buissière the largest nearby city.[1]
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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Population | 603 | 653 | 612 | 552 | 512 | 497 |
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 church of St.Berthe, dating from the fifteenth century
- Two chapels
- A war memorial
See also
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