Ferques

Summary

Ferques (French pronunciation: [fɛʁk]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Ferques
A general view of Ferques
A general view of Ferques
Coat of arms of Ferques
Location of Ferques
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Ferques
Ferques
Ferques is located in Hauts-de-France
Ferques
Ferques
Coordinates: 50°49′48″N 1°45′39″E / 50.83°N 1.7608°E / 50.83; 1.7608
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonDesvres
IntercommunalityCC Terre des Deux Caps
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Denis Joly[1]
Area
1
8.97 km2 (3.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,752
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62329 /62250
Elevation39–120 m (128–394 ft)
(avg. 93 m or 305 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography edit

A farming village, some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D231 and the D243 roads. Le Haut-Banc station has rail connections to Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,689—    
1975 1,551−1.21%
1982 1,557+0.06%
1990 1,690+1.03%
1999 1,811+0.77%
2007 1,892+0.55%
2012 1,853−0.42%
2017 1,802−0.56%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest edit

  • The church of the Assumption, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • Ruins of a monastery chapel.
  • A Merovingian cemetery.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links edit

  • Official Web site (in French)
  • The history of Ferques (in French)