Ham-en-Artois

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Ham-en-Artois
Coat of arms of Ham-en-Artois
Ham-en-Artois (France)
Ham-en-Artois
region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Bethune
Canton Lillers
Community association Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys novels
Coordinates 50 ° 35 ′  N , 2 ° 28 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 35 ′  N , 2 ° 28 ′  E
height 19-33 m
surface 3.2 km 2
Residents 992 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 310 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 62190
INSEE code
Website http://www.ham-en-artois.com/

Town hall (Mairie) of Ham-en-Artois

Ham-en-Artois is a French municipality with 992 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of 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 of Norrent-Fontes ).

geography

Ham-en-Artois is about 13 kilometers west-northwest of Béthune . Ham-en-Artois is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Isbergues in the north, Guarbecque in the northeast, Busnes in the east, Lillers in the south, Bourecq in the west and southwest and Norrent-Fontes in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 856 863 890 1.005 1,032 989 971 1,016
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Sauveur church from the 12th century, former monastery (from the 11th century), monument historique since 1912
Saint-Sauveur church with the former monastery gate

Web links

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