Cavron-Saint-Martin

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Cavron-Saint-Martin

Coat of arms of Cavron-Saint-Martin
Cavron-Saint-Martin is located in France
Cavron-Saint-Martin
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Montreuil
Canton Hesdin
Intercommunality Communauté de communes de l'Hesdinois
Statistics
Elevation 21–114 m (69–374 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
Land area1 11.86 km2 (4.58 sq mi)
Population2 402  (1999)
 - Density 34 /km2 (88 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62220/ 62140
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.

Coordinates: 50°25′02″N 1°59′53″E / 50.4172°N 1.9981°E / 50.4172; 1.9981

Cavron-Saint-Martin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

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Geography [edit]

Cavron St. Martin is in the valley of the Planquette, a tiny tributary of the Canche river. The surrounding area is known as the Seven Valleys.

Population [edit]

Historical population of Cavron-Saint-Martin
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
Population 363 406 409 429 382 402
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest [edit]

The watermill at Cavron-St.Martin
  • The church of St.Walloy, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • A disused watermill, behind the restaurant.
  • A café-shop and 'La Planquette' restaurant.
  • An estaminet, 'Chès Deux Agaches'. Here one can find reproductions (made by the owner) of traditional wooden pub games that can be played in the pub.


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