Ferfay

Ferfay
The town hall and monument to the dead, in Ferfay
The town hall and monument to the dead, in Ferfay
Coat of arms of Ferfay
Location of Ferfay
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Ferfay is located in France
Ferfay
Ferfay
Ferfay is located in Hauts-de-France
Ferfay
Ferfay
Coordinates: 50°31′08″N 2°25′31″E / 50.5189°N 2.4253°E / 50.5189; 2.4253
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonLillers
IntercommunalityCA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Line Garot[1]
Area
1
3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
882
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62328 /62260
Elevation65–112 m (213–367 ft)
(avg. 106 m or 348 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

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A former coalmining and now a farming village some 10 miles (16 km) west of Béthune and 31 miles (50 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D341 and the D91 roads.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,015—    
1975 910−1.55%
1982 888−0.35%
1990 920+0.44%
1999 880−0.49%
2007 954+1.01%
2012 931−0.49%
2017 912−0.41%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

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  • The church of St.Lugle-et-Saint-Luglien, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The ruins of a chateau destroyed in 1944.

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