Fléchin

Fléchin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Fléchin
Commune
The road into Fléchin
Coat of arms
Location of Fléchin
Fléchin
Fléchin
Coordinates: 50°33′34″N 2°17′37″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonFruges
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacqueline Dumetz
Area
1
10.99 km2 (4.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
479
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62336 /62960
Elevation62–178 m (203–584 ft)
(avg. 86 m or 282 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 farming village situated 13 miles (21 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the D95E1 and D77 road junction.

Surrounded by the common Febvin-Palfart, Enquin-les-Mines and Laires, Fléchin is located 20 km northwest of the Bruay Buissière the largest city around.[2]

Population
Historical population of Fléchin
Year196219681975198219901999
Population560601575532470454
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 St.Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The church of St.Peter, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • The church of St.Jacques, in the hamlet of Cuhem, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • Two watermills.

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Annuaire-Mairie"


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