Fosseux
| Fosseux | ||
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  Fosseux | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Fosseux | ||
| Coordinates: 50°15′24″N 2°33′52″E / 50.2567°N 2.5644°ECoordinates: 50°15′24″N 2°33′52″E / 50.2567°N 2.5644°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Beaumetz-lès-Loges | |
| Intercommunality | Vertes vallées | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Ludovic de Fosseux | |
| Area1 | 5.43 km2 (2.10 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 143 | |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62347 / 62810 | |
| Elevation |
96–161 m (315–528 ft) (avg. 134 m or 440 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. | ||
Fosseux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A small farming village situated 12 miles (19.3 km) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D59 and the D66 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 131 | 143 | 136 | 134 | 146 | 143 |
| 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.Nicholas, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The eighteenth-century chateau.
- Traces of an old castle.
- A 400-year-old tree.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fosseux. |
- Fosseux on the Quid website (French)