Pittefaux

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

Pittefaux
The church of Pittefaux
Coat of arms
Location of Pittefaux
Pittefaux
Pittefaux
Coordinates: 50°45′28″N 1°41′05″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonBoulogne-sur-Mer-1
IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Marie-Noëlle Évrard
Area
1
2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
124
  Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62658 /62126
Elevation13–102 m (43–335 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Pittefaux is situated 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D232 and D242 roads and by the banks of the river Wimereux.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
196873    
197563−2.08%
198277+2.91%
1990115+5.14%
1999125+0.93%
2007126+0.10%
2012114−1.98%
2017124+1.70%
Source: INSEE[2]

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Louis, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The seventeenth-century chateau of Souverain-Moulin.
  • Ruins of a 14th-century castle.
  • Two 17th-century manorhouses.

See also

References


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