Fontaine-lès-Boulans
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Fontaine-lès-Boulans (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn lɛ bulɑ̃]; Picard: Fontanne-lès-Boulans) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Fontaine-lès-Boulans | |
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The church of Fontaine-lès-Boulans | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Fontaine-lès-Boulans | |
  Fontaine-lès-Boulans Location within France  Fontaine-lès-Boulans Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°29′54″N 2°16′31″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise |
| Intercommunality | CC Ternois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Coquart[1] |
Area 1 | 5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 97 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62342 /62134 |
| Elevation | 100–181 m (328–594 ft) (avg. 113 m or 371 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
A small farming village situated 32 miles (51 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D93 and the D94 roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 126 | — |
| 1975 | 114 | −1.42% |
| 1982 | 89 | −3.47% |
| 1990 | 87 | −0.28% |
| 1999 | 90 | +0.38% |
| 2007 | 88 | −0.28% |
| 2012 | 91 | +0.67% |
| 2017 | 100 | +1.90% |
| 2023 | 97 | −0.51% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Berthe, dating from the nineteenth century.
- An eighteenth-century chateau.
