Flers, Pas-de-Calais
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Flers | ||
| Coordinates: 50°19′17″N 2°15′15″E / 50.3214°N 2.2542°ECoordinates: 50°19′17″N 2°15′15″E / 50.3214°N 2.2542°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Saint-Polois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Henri Lacaille | |
| Area1 | 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 200 | |
| • Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62337 / 62270 | |
| Elevation |
78–143 m (256–469 ft) (avg. 128 m or 420 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. | ||
Flers is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A farming village situated 25 miles (40.2 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D109, D103 and D102 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 237 | 250 | 228 | 227 | 221 | 200 |
| 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.Eloi, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The eighteenth-century chateau and park.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flers (Pas-de-Calais). |
- Flers on the Quid website (French)
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