Hames-Boucres

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Hames-Boucres

Coat of arms
Hames-Boucres
Coordinates: 50°52′56″N 1°50′37″E / 50.8822°N 1.8436°E / 50.8822; 1.8436Coordinates: 50°52′56″N 1°50′37″E / 50.8822°N 1.8436°E / 50.8822; 1.8436
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Calais
Canton Guînes
Intercommunality Sud-Ouest du Calaisis
Government
  Mayor (20082014) René Lotte
Area
  Land1 12.82 km2 (4.95 sq mi)
Population (1999)
  Population2 1,106
  Population2 Density 86/km2 (220/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62408 / 62340
Elevation 0–86 m (0–282 ft)
(avg. 5 m or 16 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.

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

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
Year196219681975198219901999
Population796851964104710171106
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.
  • A double feudal motte.
  • A neoclassical château dating from the eighteenth century.
  • The château Thélu.
  • The Hermitage Château.

See also

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