Elnes
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  Elnes | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Elnes | ||
| Coordinates: 50°41′27″N 2°07′37″E / 50.6908°N 2.1269°ECoordinates: 50°41′27″N 2°07′37″E / 50.6908°N 2.1269°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer | |
| Canton | Lumbres | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lumbres | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Guy Catoen | |
| Area1 | 6.33 km2 (2.44 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 721 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62292 / 62380 | |
| Elevation |
40–144 m (131–472 ft) (avg. 52 m or 171 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Elnes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A farming village situated 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D225 and D132 crossroads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 440 | 529 | 666 | 610 | 692 | 721 |
| 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 sixteenth century.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elnes. |
- Elnes on the Insee website (French)
- Elnes on the Quid website (French)