Fiennes | |
|---|---|
) The entrance to the commune | |
) Coat of arms | |
Location of Fiennes  | |
)  Fiennes ) Fiennes | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′38″N 1°49′33″E / 50.8272°N 1.8258°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| Canton | Calais-2 |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays d'Opale |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Clotilde Roberval |
| Area 1 | 11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2017)[1] | 891 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62334 /62132 |
| Elevation | 71–166 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 is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming village located 10 miles (16 km) south of Calais, at the junction of the D250, D232 and D151 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 710 | 747 | 682 | 739 | 760 | 813 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||
Places of interest
- 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
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.