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Fampoux

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CountryFrance
Area
1
8.64 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population
(2023)[2]
1,267
Fampoux
The town hall of Fampoux
The town hall of Fampoux
Coat of arms of Fampoux
Location of Fampoux
Fampoux is located in France
Fampoux
Fampoux
Fampoux is located in Hauts-de-France
Fampoux
Fampoux
Coordinates: 50°18′10″N 2°52′21″E / 50.3028°N 2.8725°E / 50.3028; 2.8725
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonArras-2
IntercommunalityCU Arras
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Didier Ledhé[1]
Area
1
8.64 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
1,267
 • Density147/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62323 /62118
Elevation45–102 m (148–335 ft)
(avg. 67 m or 220 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fampoux (French pronunciation: [fɑ̃pu]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] 4 miles (6 km) east of Arras.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 946—    
1975 1,199+3.44%
1982 1,123−0.93%
1990 1,016−1.24%
1999 1,071+0.59%
2007 1,090+0.22%
2012 1,140+0.90%
2017 1,181+0.71%
Source: INSEE[4]

Notable people

  • Paul Verlaine, poet spent his holidays there for several years, as his mother's family were from Fampoux. A street and the village school bear his name.[citation needed]

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