Fosseux
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Fosseux | |
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The tower of the church of Fosseux | |
Coordinates: 50°15′24″N 2°33′52″E / 50.2567°N 2.5644°ECoordinates: 50°15′24″N 2°33′52″E / 50.2567°N 2.5644°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Arras |
Canton | Avesnes-le-Comte |
Intercommunality | CC Campagnes de l'Artois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Michel Delannoy[1] |
Area 1 | 5.43 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2019)[2] | 129 |
• Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62347 /62810 |
Elevation | 96–161 m (315–528 ft) (avg. 134 m or 440 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Fosseux (French pronunciation: [fosø]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography[edit]
A small farming village situated 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D59 and the D66 roads.
Population[edit]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 143 | — |
1975 | 136 | −0.71% |
1982 | 134 | −0.21% |
1990 | 146 | +1.08% |
1999 | 143 | −0.23% |
2007 | 136 | −0.63% |
2012 | 141 | +0.72% |
2017 | 136 | −0.72% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Places of interest[edit]
- The church of St.Nicholas, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The eighteenth-century chateau.
- Traces of an old castle.
- A 400-year-old tree.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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