Famechon, Pas-de-Calais

Famechon
Coat of arms of Famechon Coat of arms
Famechon
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Famechon
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Pas-en-Artois
Intercommunality	Deux Sources
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Sébastien Henquenet
Area1	4.61 km2 (1.78 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	139
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62322 / 62760
Elevation	72–152 m (236–499 ft) (avg. 87 m or 285 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Famechon is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A small farming village situated 22 miles (35.4 km) southwest of Arras, on the D1 road.

Population

Historical population of Famechon, Pas-de-Calais

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	148	164	147	138	141	139
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the seventeenth century.
• The remnants of an old chateau.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Famechon on the Quid website (French)