Fontaine-lès-Hermans

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Fontaine-lès-Hermans

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Fontaine-lès-Hermans
Coordinates: 50°31′38″N 2°21′00″E / 50.5272°N 2.35°E / 50.5272; 2.35Coordinates: 50°31′38″N 2°21′00″E / 50.5272°N 2.35°E / 50.5272; 2.35
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Heuchin
Intercommunality Pernois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Grégoire Boutillier
Area
 • Land1 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Population (1999)
 • Population2 101
 • Population2 Density 27/km2 (69/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62344 / 62550
Elevation 99–189 m (325–620 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 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.

Fontaine-lès-Hermans is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

The inhabitants of the commune of Fontaine-lès-Hermans are referred to as "Hermanifontains or Hermanifontaines (males or females)."[1]

Geography

The commune is a small farming village situated 27 miles (43.5 km) northwest of Arras, on the D69 road. The largest nearby city is Bruay Buissière, which is located 15 km southeast of the commune. It is surrounded by the common Nédonchel, Westrehem and fiefs.[2]

Population

Historical population of Fontaine-lès-Hermans
Year196219681975198219901999
Population861099684112101
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

  • St. Clement Church, which dates from the seventeenth century

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Communes"
  2. ↑ "Annuaire-Mairie"

External links

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