Fouquières-lès-Lens (French pronunciation: [fukjɛʁ lɛ lɑ̃s], literally Fouquières near Lens) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Fouquières-lès-Lens | |
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The church of Fouquières-lès-Lens | |
Coordinates: 50°25′46″N 2°54′49″E / 50.4294°N 2.9136°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Lens |
Canton | Harnes |
Intercommunality | CA Lens-Liévin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Donata Hochart[1] |
Area 1 | 4.14 km2 (1.60 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 6,233 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62351 /62740 |
Elevation | 22–43 m (72–141 ft) (avg. 49 m or 161 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography
editAn ex-coalmining town situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Lens, at the junction of the D46 and the A21 autoroute.
Population
editYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 8,801 | — |
1975 | 7,758 | −1.79% |
1982 | 7,550 | −0.39% |
1990 | 7,038 | −0.87% |
1999 | 6,898 | −0.22% |
2007 | 6,532 | −0.68% |
2012 | 6,521 | −0.03% |
2017 | 6,362 | −0.49% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Places of interest
edit- The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
- The war memorial.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fouquières-lès-Lens.
- Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin (in French)
- Website of Fouquières-lez-Lens (in French)
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