Fauquembergues

Fauquembergues
Fauquembergues
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Fauquembergues
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fauquembergues
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton de Fauquembergues
Mayor	Alain Mequignon (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	72–186 m (236–610 ft) (avg. 78 m or 256 ft)
Land area1	7.13 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Population2	856  (1999)
- Density	120 /km2 (310 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62325/ 62560
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.

Fauquembergues is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

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.

Population

Historical population of Fauquembergues

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	882	942	901	884	845	856
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents 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 100m high hills. Another group of 12 turbines faces the town from the southern direction.
• The thirteenth century church of Saint-Léger

Notable people

• Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, composer
• Hugues de Fauquembergues

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Fauquembergues on the Quid website (French)