Fiennes, Pas-de-Calais

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Coat of arms of Fiennes
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Location of Fiennes
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(2020–2026) Eloi Bonningues[1]Area
1
11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
852 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
62334 /62132
Elevation71–166 m (233–545 ft)
(avg. 92 m or 302 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming village located 16 km (10 miles) south of Calais, at the junction of the D250, D232 and D151 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 747—    
1975 682−1.29%
1982 739+1.15%
1990 760+0.35%
1999 813+0.75%
2007 859+0.69%
2012 897+0.87%
2017 891−0.13%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • The ruins of a castle, originally destroyed in 1320, rebuilt and destroyed again in 1543

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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