Marest
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Marest is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Marest | |
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The church of Marest | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Marest | |
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| Coordinates: 50°28′05″N 2°24′56″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) | Bernard Helleboid[1] |
Area 1 | 3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 279 |
| • Density | 88.3/km2 (229/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62553 /62550 |
| Elevation | 75–178 m (246–584 ft) (avg. 95 m or 312 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Marest is situated 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D89 and the D916 roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 228 | — |
| 1975 | 215 | −0.84% |
| 1982 | 242 | +1.70% |
| 1990 | 240 | −0.10% |
| 1999 | 242 | +0.09% |
| 2007 | 263 | +1.05% |
| 2012 | 279 | +1.19% |
| 2017 | 285 | +0.43% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Vaast, dating from the seventeenth century.
- An eighteenth-century windmill.
