Pittefaux

Pittefaux
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Boulogne-sur-Mer-1
Community association	Boulonnais
Coordinates	50 ° 45 ′  N , 1 ° 41 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 45 ′  N , 1 ° 41 ′  E
height	13-102 m
surface	2.42 km 2
Residents	124 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	51 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	62126
INSEE code	62658

Pittefaux ( Dutch : "Pitesveld") is a French municipality with 124 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 Boulogne-sur-Mer and the canton of Boulogne-sur-Mer-1 (until 2015: canton of Boulogne-sur-Mer-Nord-Est ).

geography

Pittefaux is about four kilometers northeast of Boulogne-sur-Mer . The municipality is part of the Caps et Marais d'Opale Regional Nature Park .

Pittefaux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Maninghen-Henne in the north and west, Wierre-Effroy in the east and north-east, Pernes-lès-Boulogne in the south and south-east and Wimille in the west and south-west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	57	73	63	77	115	125	124	118
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Louis church

• 19th century Saint-Louis church
• Souverain-Moulin Castle from the 17th century
• Castle ruins from the 14th century
• two mansions from the 17th century

Individual evidence

1. ^ De Nederlanden in Frankrijk, Jozef van Overstraeten, 1969

Web links

Commons : Pittefaux  - collection of images, videos and audio files