Fampoux

Fampoux
Fampoux
Commune
	The town hall of Fampoux
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 50°18′10″N 2°52′21″E / 50.3028°N 2.8725°ECoordinates: 50°18′10″N 2°52′21″E / 50.3028°N 2.8725°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-2
Intercommunality	CU Arras
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Didier Ledhé
Area 1	8.64 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	1,197
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62323 /62118
Elevation	45–102 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 is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

A farming village situated 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Arras, on the D42 road. The A1 autoroute passes by the village about half a mile away.

Population[]

Historical population of Fampoux
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	946	946	1199	1123	1016	1071
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 Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
The church of St. Vaast, rebuilt along with most of the village, after World War I.
The remnants of an old chateau.

Notable people[]

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

References[]

INSEE commune file

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.