Campagne-lès-Guines

Campagne-lès-Guînes
Commune
The town hall of Campagne-lès-Guines
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°50′26″N 1°54′17″E / 50.8406°N 1.9047°E / 50.8406; 1.9047Coordinates: 50°50′26″N 1°54′17″E / 50.8406°N 1.9047°E / 50.8406; 1.9047
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Calais-2
Intercommunality	CC Pays d'Opale
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Demilly[1]
Area 1	5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	447
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62203 /62340
Elevation	21–160 m (69–525 ft) (avg. 45 m or 148 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Campagne-lès-Guines is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas de Calais region of France.

Geography[]

A farming village located 10 miles (16 km) south of Calais, on the D248 and D215 road junction.

History[]

The meeting between Francis I and Henry VIII took place here at Campagne-lès-Guînes in 1546 to conclude the peace treaty of Ardres, which saw Boulogne returned to the French crown, for a sizeable sum of money.

Population[]

Places of interest[]

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The nineteenth-century château..

See also[]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

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