Febvin-Palfart

Febvin-Palfart
Febvin-Palfart
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Febvin-Palfart
Coordinates: 50°32′20″N 2°18′58″E / 50.5389°N 2.3161°ECoordinates: 50°32′20″N 2°18′58″E / 50.5389°N 2.3161°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fauquembergues
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton de Fauquembergues
Government
• Mayor	Pierre Deremetz
Area^1	14.51 km^2 (5.60 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	497
• Density	34/km^2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62327 / 62960
Elevation	87–196 m (285–643 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Febvin-Palfart is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A farming village situated 14 miles (22 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the D95 and D77 road junction.

Its surrounded by the common Westrehem, Fontaine-lès-Hermans and Fléchin, Febvin-Palfart is located 18 km northwest of the Bruay Buissière the largest nearby city.^[1]

Population

Historical population of Febvin-Palfart

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	603	653	612	552	512	497
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Berthe, dating from the fifteenth century
• Two chapels
• A war memorial

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Annuaire-Mairie"

External links

• Febvin-Palfart on the Quid website (French)
• INSEE commune file