Ames, Pas-de-Calais

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Ames

(2020–2026) Marcel Cocq^[1]Area

3.5 km² (1.4 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

643 • Density180/km² (480/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

62028 /62190

Elevation52–99 m (171–325 ft)
(avg. 53 m or 174 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming village situated some 11 miles (18 km) west of Béthune and 31 miles (50 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D69 and the D91 roads and by the banks of the river Nave.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	639	—
1975	611	−0.64%
1982	601	−0.24%
1990	555	−0.99%
1999	518	−0.76%
2009	605	+1.56%
2014	661	+1.79%
2020	627	−0.88%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Sights

The church of Saint-Pierre, dating from the twelfth century
The war memorial

References

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