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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Fiennes
Commune
The entrance to the communeThe entrance to the commune
Coat of arms of FiennesCoat of arms
Location of Fiennes
Fiennes is located in FranceFiennesFiennesShow map of FranceFiennes is located in Hauts-de-FranceFiennesFiennesShow map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°49′38″N 1°49′33″E / 50.8272°N 1.8258°E / 50.8272; 1.8258
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementCalais
CantonCalais-2
IntercommunalityCC Pays d'Opale
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Eloi Bonningues
Area11.64 km (4.49 sq mi)
Population849
 • Density73/km (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code62334 /62132
Elevation71–166 m (233–545 ft)
(avg. 92 m or 302 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming village located 16 km (10 miles) south of Calais, at the junction of the D250, D232 and D151 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 747—    
1975 682−1.29%
1982 739+1.15%
1990 760+0.35%
1999 813+0.75%
2007 859+0.69%
2012 897+0.87%
2017 891−0.13%
Source: INSEE

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

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department


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