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Fauquembergues
Sign in to saveFauquembergues (; ; ) 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. In 1347, an English raiding force under Henry of Grosmont razed the settlement to the ground.
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Fauquembergues is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department of France, situated within the Hauts-de-France region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Fauquembergues and is located in the arrondissement of Saint-Omer. The municipality shares borders with Saint-Martin-d'Hardinghem, Renty, Thiembronne, and Audincthun. Its postal code is 62560, and it falls under the electoral district of the canton of Fruges.
The commune covers an area of 7.13 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 1,005 residents and another citing 892. Among the recorded inhabitants, there are 467 males and 517 females. The elevation above sea level is noted as 186 meters in one dataset, while another source lists it at 77 meters.
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Place details
- Locality
- Fauquembergues
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 892
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Fauquembergues
- French commune.native name
- Valkenberg
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- FauquemberguesEglise.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The church of Fauquembergues
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Fauquembergues.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Omer
- French commune.canton
- Fruges
- French commune.INSEE
- 62325
- French commune.postal code
- 62560
- French commune.mayor
- Alain Mequignon
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Pays de Saint-Omer
- French commune.elevation m
- 78
- French commune.elevation min m
- 72
- French commune.elevation max m
- 186
- French commune.area km2
- 7.13
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Fauquembergues
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Omer
- Population
- 932
- Area
- 7.13
- Elevation
- 125
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Fauquembergues
- Shares border with
- Audincthun
- Official website
- www.cccfauquembergues.fr
- Image
- Fauquembergues (Pas-de-Calais, Fr) mairie.JPG
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- Commons category
- Fauquembergues
- postal code
- 62560
- associated electoral district
- canton of Fruges
- male population
- 467
- female population
- 517
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-21-39-52-09
- fax number
- +33-3-21-39-34-47
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Fauquembergues (; ; ) 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. In 1347, an English raiding force under Henry of Grosmont razed the settlement to the ground.
==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. thumbnail|left|Map of the commune and the adjacent places
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