Fiennes, Pas-de-Calais
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Fiennes | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Fiennes | |
Coordinates: 50°49′38″N 1°49′33″E / 50.8272°N 1.8258°ECoordinates: 50°49′38″N 1°49′33″E / 50.8272°N 1.8258°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Calais |
Canton | Guînes |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes des Trois Pays |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Clotilde Roberval |
Area | |
• Land1 | 11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi) |
Population (1999) | |
• Population2 | 813 |
• Population2 Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62334 / 62132 |
Elevation |
71–166 m (233–545 ft) (avg. 92 m or 302 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. |
Fiennes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A farming village located 10 miles (16 km) south of Calais, at the junction of the D250, D232 and D151 roads.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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Population | 710 | 747 | 682 | 739 | 760 | 813 |
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.Martin, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The ruins of a castle, originally destroyed in 1320, rebuilt and destroyed again in 1543
See also
References
External links
- Fiennes on the Quid website (French)
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