Fléchin

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Fléchin
Fléchin coat of arms
Fléchin (France)
Fléchin
region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Canton Fruges
Community association Pays de Saint-Omer
Coordinates 50 ° 34 ′  N , 2 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 34 ′  N , 2 ° 18 ′  E
height 62-178 m
surface 10.99 km 2
Residents 479 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 44 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 62960
INSEE code

Fléchin is a French municipality with 479 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 .

Neighboring communities of Fléchin are Enquin-les-Mines (ndl .: "Enken") in the north, Febvin-Palfart in the southeast, Laires (ndl .: "Laren") in the southwest, Bomy (ndl .: "Bomi") in the west and Erny-Saint-Julien (Dutch: "Erni-Sint Julien") in the north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2009
Residents 642 601 575 532 470 454 521

Attractions

  • Saint-Martin Church ( Monument historique 1926)
  • Saint-Jacques church (district of Cuhem)
  • Saint-Pierre Church (Boncourt district)

Personalities

  • Octave-Joseph de Trazégnies (1637–1698), Count of Fléchin
  • Charles Jonnart (1857–1927), politician, born in Fléchin

Web links

Commons : Fléchin  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Fléchin at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)