Fosseux

Fosseux
Commune
The tower of the church of Fosseux
Coat of arms
Location of Fosseux
Fosseux Fosseux
Coordinates: 50°15′24″N 2°33′52″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality	CC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Ludovic de Fosseux
Area 1	5.43 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	127
• Density	23/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62347 /62810
Elevation	96–161 m (315–528 ft) (avg. 134 m or 440 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A small farming village situated 12 miles (19.3 km) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D59 and the D66 roads.

Population

Historical population of Fosseux

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	131	143	136	134	146	143
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Nicholas, dating from the seventeenth century.
• The eighteenth-century chateau.
• Traces of an old castle.
• A 400-year-old tree.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file