Desvres

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Desvres Deveren
Commune
A general view of Desvres
Coat of arms
Location of Desvres
(2020–2026)		Marc Demolliens^[1]
Area ¹	9.42 km² (3.64 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	4,843
• Density	510/km² (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62268 /62240
Elevation	42–208 m (138–682 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Desvres (French pronunciation: [dɛvʁ]; Picard: Dèfes; West Flemish: Deveren) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is a market town, known for its pottery. In 2018 its population was 4,930 inhabitants. It is the seat of the canton of Desvres.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,789	—
1975	5,828	+0.10%
1982	5,573	−0.64%
1990	5,318	−0.58%
1999	5,205	−0.24%
2007	5,095	−0.27%
2012	5,142	+0.18%
2017	4,985	−0.62%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE