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Fampoux

Fampoux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 4 miles (6 km) east of Arras.

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Coordinates: 50°18′10″N 2°52′21″E / 50.3028°N 2.8725°E / 50.3028; 2.8725
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonArras-2
IntercommunalityCU Arras
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Didier Ledhé1
Area
1
8.64 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)2
1,267
 • Density147/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62323 /62118
Elevation45–102 m (148–335 ft)
(avg. 67 m or 220 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fampoux (French pronunciation: [fɑ̃pu]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France3 4 miles (6 km) east of Arras.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 946—    
1975 1,199+3.44%
1982 1,123−0.93%
1990 1,016−1.24%
1999 1,071+0.59%
2007 1,090+0.22%
2012 1,140+0.90%
2017 1,181+0.71%
2023 1,267+1.18%
Source: INSEE4

Notable people

  • Paul Verlaine, poet spent his holidays there for several years, as his mother's family were from Fampoux. A street and the village school bear his name.
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See also

References

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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