Fléchin
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Fléchin | |
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The road into Fléchin | |
Coordinates: 50°33′34″N 2°17′37″E / 50.5594°N 2.2936°ECoordinates: 50°33′34″N 2°17′37″E / 50.5594°N 2.2936°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
Canton | Fruges |
Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacqueline Dumetz |
Area 1 | 10.99 km2 (4.24 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2019)[1] | 480 |
• Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62336 /62960 |
Elevation | 62–178 m (203–584 ft) (avg. 86 m or 282 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Fléchin (French pronunciation: [fleʃɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography[edit]
A farming village situated 13 miles (21 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the D95E1 and D77 road junction.
Surrounded by the communes Febvin-Palfart, Enquin-les-Mines and Laires, Fléchin is located 20 km northwest of Bruay-la-Buissière, the largest city around.[2]
Population[edit]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 601 | — |
1975 | 575 | −0.63% |
1982 | 532 | −1.10% |
1990 | 470 | −1.54% |
1999 | 454 | −0.38% |
2007 | 545 | +2.31% |
2012 | 506 | −1.47% |
2017 | 479 | −1.09% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Places of interest[edit]
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
- The church of St.Peter, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The church of St.Jacques, in the hamlet of Cuhem, dating from the nineteenth century.
- Two watermills.
Notable people[edit]
- Charles Jonnart (1857–1927), French politician, was born here.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fléchin. |
- INSEE commune file
- A Fléchin website (in French)