Hames-Boucres

Hames-Boucres
Hames-Boucres
Commune
	The ancient town hall of Hames-Boucres
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 50°52′56″N 1°50′37″E / 50.8822°N 1.8436°ECoordinates: 50°52′56″N 1°50′37″E / 50.8822°N 1.8436°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Calais-1
Intercommunality	CA Grand Calais Terres et Mers
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	René Lotte
Area 1	12.82 km2 (4.95 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	1,463
• Density	110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62408 /62340
Elevation	0–86 m (0–282 ft) ; (avg. 5 m or 16 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hames-Boucres is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

A village located 6 miles (9 km) southwest of Calais, at the junction of the D215 and D231E2.

History[]

The commune was created from the two former parishes of Hames and Boucres in 1819. The two parish churches were located almost opposite each other and separated only by a street. The church of Hames was demolished during the Revolution. The English seized the castle in the 14th century, but it was retaken by Francis, Duke of Guise, who successfully claimed all of the Calais Pale for France in 1558.

Population[]

Historical population of Hames-Boucres
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	796	851	964	1047	1017	1106
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.