Ferfay

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Ferfay
Coat of arms of Ferfay
Ferfay (France)
Ferfay
region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Bethune
Canton Lillers
Community association Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys novels
Coordinates 50 ° 31 '  N , 2 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 31 '  N , 2 ° 26'  E
height 65-112 m
surface 3.89 km 2
Residents 912 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 234 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 62260
INSEE code
Website http://ferfay.free.fr/

Town hall (Mairie) of Ferfay

Ferfay is a French municipality with 912 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Béthune and the canton of Lillers (until 2015: canton Auchel ).

geography

Ferfay is about 15 kilometers west of the city center of Béthune . Ferfay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Ames in the north and northwest, Lillers in the northeast, Burbure in the east and northeast, Auchel in the east and southeast, Cauchy-à-la-Tour in the south and southeast, Floringhem in the south, Aumerval in the southwest and Amettes in the West and northwest.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
1,137 1,015 910 888 920 880 932 925
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Lugle-et-Saint-Luglien church from the 19th century
  • Chapel of Sainte-Mélanie
  • Ruins of the castle
Saint-Lugle-et-Saint-Luglien church

Web links

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