Pittefaux
Pittefaux (French pronunciation: [pitfo]; West Flemish: Pitesveld) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Pittefaux
Pitesveld | |
|---|---|
 The church of Pittefaux | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Pittefaux | |
  Pittefaux  Pittefaux | |
| Coordinates: 50°45′28″N 1°41′05″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Boulogne-sur-Mer-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA du Boulonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Coppin[1] |
| Area 1 | 2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi) |
| Population | 117 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62658 /62126 |
| Elevation | 13–102 m (43–335 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Pittefaux is situated 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D232 and D242 roads and by the banks of the river Wimereux.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 73 | — |
| 1975 | 63 | −2.08% |
| 1982 | 77 | +2.91% |
| 1990 | 115 | +5.14% |
| 1999 | 125 | +0.93% |
| 2007 | 126 | +0.10% |
| 2012 | 114 | −1.98% |
| 2017 | 124 | +1.70% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Louis, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The seventeenth-century chateau of Souverain-Moulin.
- Ruins of a 14th-century castle.
- Two 17th-century manorhouses.
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- INSEE commune file
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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