Ferfay

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Coat of arms of Ferfay
Coat of arms
Location of Ferfay
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(2020–2026) Line Garot[1]Area
1
3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
882 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
62328 /62260
Elevation65–112 m (213–367 ft)
(avg. 106 m or 348 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A former coalmining and now a farming village some 10 miles (16 km) west of Béthune and 31 miles (50 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D341 and the D91 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,015—    
1975 910−1.55%
1982 888−0.35%
1990 920+0.44%
1999 880−0.49%
2007 954+1.01%
2012 931−0.49%
2017 912−0.41%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Lugle-et-Saint-Luglien, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The ruins of a chateau destroyed in 1944.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  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
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