Fauquembergues

Fauquembergues
Commune
The church of Fauquembergues
Coat of arms
Location of Fauquembergues
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Coordinates: 50°36′06″N 2°05′57″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fruges
Intercommunality	Pays de Saint-Omer
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Alain Mequignon
Area 1	7.13 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	941
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62325 /62560
Elevation	72–186 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.

Fauquembergues (Dutch:Falkenberg) 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.

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

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	882	942	901	884	845	856
From the year 1962 on: No 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 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

Notable people

• Hugh of Falkenberg, 12th century (Hugues de Fauquembergues)
• Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny (1729–1817), composer

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

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