Fampoux

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Didier Ledhé^[1]Area8.64 km² (3.34 sq mi)Population1,219 • Density140/km² (370/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation45–102 m (148–335 ft)
(avg. 67 m or 220 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming village situated 4 miles (6 km) east of Arras, on the D42 road. The A1 autoroute passes by the village about half a mile away.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	946	—
1975	1,199	+3.44%
1982	1,123	−0.93%
1990	1,016	−1.24%
1999	1,071	+0.59%
2007	1,090	+0.22%
2012	1,140	+0.90%
2017	1,181	+0.71%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
• The church of St. Vaast, rebuilt along with most of the village, after World War I.
• The remnants of an old chateau.

Notable people

The poet Paul Verlaine spent his holidays here for several years, as his mother's family were from Fampoux. A street and the village school bear his name.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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