Ferfay (French pronunciation: [fɛʁfaj]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Ferfay | |
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Coordinates: 50°31′08″N 2°25′31″E / 50.5189°N 2.4253°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Béthune |
Canton | Lillers |
Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Line Garot[1] |
Area 1 | 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 882 |
• Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62328 /62260 |
Elevation | 65–112 m (213–367 ft) (avg. 106 m or 348 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography edit
A former coalmining and now a farming village some 10 miles (16 km) west of Béthune and 31 miles (50 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D341 and the D91 roads.
Population edit
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,015 | — |
1975 | 910 | −1.55% |
1982 | 888 | −0.35% |
1990 | 920 | +0.44% |
1999 | 880 | −0.49% |
2007 | 954 | +1.01% |
2012 | 931 | −0.49% |
2017 | 912 | −0.41% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Places of interest edit
- The church of St.Lugle-et-Saint-Luglien, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The ruins of a chateau destroyed in 1944.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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