Fauquembergues
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer | |
| Canton | Fruges | |
| Community association | Pays de Saint-Omer | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 36 ′ N , 2 ° 6 ′ E | |
| height | 72-186 m | |
| surface | 7.13 km 2 | |
| Residents | 984 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 138 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62560 | |
| INSEE code | 62325 | |
 Saint-Léger Collegiate Church |
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Fauquembergues (NDL .: Valkenberg) is a French municipality with 984 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Saint-Omer and the Canton of Fruges .
geography
Fauquembergues is located around 80 kilometers west of Lille . The place is located in the valley of the Aa , just outside the Regional Nature Park Caps et Marais d'Opale . Neighboring municipalities of Fauquembergues are Saint-Martin-d'Hardinghem in the north, Audincthun in the east, Renty in the southwest and Thiembronne in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 |
| Residents | 882 | 942 | 901 | 884 | 845 | 857 | 973 |
Attractions
- Saint-Léger Collegiate Church ( Monument historique , since 1948)
Personalities
- Hugo von Falkenberg († 1106), Seigneur de Fauquembergues, crusader and Prince of Galilee .
- Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny (1729–1817), composer, born in Fauquembergues
- Constantin Senlecq (1842–1934), inventor, born in Fauquembergues
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry no. PA00108276 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Web links
Commons : Fauquembergues - collection of images, videos and audio files
