Fosseux
Fosseux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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 The tower of the church of Fosseux | |
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Location of Fosseux 
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| 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 (2017-01-01)[1] | 136 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/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. | |
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
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 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.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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