Ferques
| Ferques | |
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  Ferques | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Ferques | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′48″N 1°45′39″E / 50.83°N 1.7608°ECoordinates: 50°49′48″N 1°45′39″E / 50.83°N 1.7608°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Marquise |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Terre des Deux Caps |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Denis Joly |
| Area1 | 8.97 km2 (3.46 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 1,811 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62329 / 62250 |
| Elevation |
39–120 m (128–394 ft) (avg. 93 m or 305 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. | |
Ferques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A farming village, some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D231 and the D243 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1658 | 1689 | 1551 | 1557 | 1690 | 1811 |
| 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 the Assumption, dating from the nineteenth century.
- Ruins of a monastery chapel.
- A Merovingian cemetery.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ferques. |
- Official Web site (French)
- The history of Ferques (French)
- Ferques on the Quid website (French)