Fampoux

Fampoux
The town hall of Fampoux
The town hall of Fampoux
Coat of arms of Fampoux
Location of Fampoux
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Fampoux is located in France
Fampoux
Fampoux
Fampoux is located in Hauts-de-France
Fampoux
Fampoux
Coordinates: 50°18′10″N 2°52′21″E / 50.3028°N 2.8725°E / 50.3028; 2.8725
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonArras-2
IntercommunalityCU Arras
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Didier Ledhé[1]
Area
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8.64 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,219
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62323 /62118
Elevation45–102 m (148–335 ft)
(avg. 67 m or 220 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fampoux (French pronunciation: [fɑ̃pu]) 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 situated 4 miles (6 km) east of Arras, on the D42 road. The A1 autoroute passes by the village about half a mile away.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 946—    
1975 1,199+3.44%
1982 1,123−0.93%
1990 1,016−1.24%
1999 1,071+0.59%
2007 1,090+0.22%
2012 1,140+0.90%
2017 1,181+0.71%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

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Notable people

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The poet Paul Verlaine spent his holidays here for several years, as his mother's family were from Fampoux. A street and the village school bear his name.

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). 2 December 2020.
  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
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