Ames, Pas-de-Calais

Ames
Commune
The church of Ames
Coat of arms
Location of Ames
Ames Ames
Coordinates: 50°32′33″N 2°24′58″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Lillers
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Marcel Cocq
Area 1	3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	643
• Density	180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62028 /62190
Elevation	52–99 m (171–325 ft) (avg. 53 m or 174 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming village situated some 11 miles (17.7 km) west of Béthune and 31 miles (49.9 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D69 and the D91 roads and by the banks of the river Nave.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	610	—
1968	639	+4.8%
1975	611	−4.4%
1982	601	−1.6%
1990	555	−7.7%
1999	518	−6.7%
2006	563	+8.7%
2007	569	+1.1%
2009	605	+6.3%
2012	653	+7.9%
2014	661	+1.2%
2015	652	−1.4%

Sights

• The church of Saint-Pierre, dating from the twelfth century
• The war memorial

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file