Hames-Boucres
Hames-Boucres | |
|---|---|
_mairie.JPG) The ancient town hall of Hames-Boucres | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Hames-Boucres  | |
  Hames-Boucres  Hames-Boucres | |
| Coordinates: 50°52′56″N 1°50′37″E / 50.8822°N 1.8436°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| Canton | Calais-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Calais Terres et Mers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Bouchel[1] |
| Area 1 | 12.82 km2 (4.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,447 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62408 /62340 |
| Elevation | 0–86 m (0–282 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Hames-Boucres (French pronunciation: [am bukʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]A village located 6 miles (9 km) southwest of Calais, at the junction of the D215 and D231E2.
History
[edit]The commune was created from the two former parishes of Hames and Boucres in 1819. The two parish churches were located almost opposite each other and separated only by a street. The church of Hames was demolished during the Revolution. The English seized the castle in the 14th century, but it was retaken by Francis, Duke of Guise, who successfully claimed all of the Calais Pale for France in 1558.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 851 | — |
| 1975 | 964 | +1.80% |
| 1982 | 1,047 | +1.19% |
| 1990 | 1,017 | −0.36% |
| 1999 | 1,106 | +0.94% |
| 2007 | 1,316 | +2.20% |
| 2012 | 1,455 | +2.03% |
| 2017 | 1,469 | +0.19% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St.Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.
- A double feudal motte.
- A neoclassical château dating from the eighteenth century.
- The château Thélu.
- The Hermitage Château.
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 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hames-Boucres.
| Authority control databases: National |
|---|
 | This Pas-de-Calais geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |