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Fiennes, Pas-de-Calais

Coordinates: 50°49′38″N 1°49′33″E / 50.8272°N 1.8258°E / 50.8272; 1.8258
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Fiennes
The entrance to the commune
The entrance to the commune
Coat of arms of Fiennes
Location of Fiennes
Map
Fiennes is located in France
Fiennes
Fiennes
Fiennes is located in Hauts-de-France
Fiennes
Fiennes
Coordinates: 50°49′38″N 1°49′33″E / 50.8272°N 1.8258°E / 50.8272; 1.8258
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementCalais
CantonCalais-2
IntercommunalityCC Pays d'Opale
Government
 • Mayor (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

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

Population

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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

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  • 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

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References

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  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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE