Fauquembergues

Fauquembergues (Dutch: Valkenberg) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. First mentioned in 961 as "in monten qui dicitur Falcoberg", the place later in 1124 was called Falkenberga.

Fauquembergues
The church of Fauquembergues
Coat of arms
Location of Fauquembergues
Fauquembergues
Fauquembergues
Coordinates: 50°36′06″N 2°05′57″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonFruges
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Alain Mequignon[1]
Area
1
7.13 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
984
  Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62325 /62560
Elevation72–186 m (236–610 ft)
(avg. 78 m or 256 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 town situated 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D928 with two minor roads, the D92 and the D158. The River Aa flows through Fauquembergues.

Map of the commune and the adjacent places

Population

Historical population of Fauquembergues
Year196219681975198219901999
Population882942901884845856
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places and monuments

  • A line of 13 electricity-generating turbines can be seen on the 100 m high hills. Another group of 12 turbines faces the town from the southern direction.
  • The 13th-century church of Saint-Léger which is a registered historical monument[3]

Notable people

See also

References

Specific
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. Base Mérimée: Eglise Saint-Léger, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)


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