Selles, Pas-de-Calais

Selles
Coat of arms
Selles
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Selles
Coordinates: 50°42′01″N 1°53′47″E / 50.7003°N 1.8964°ECoordinates: 50°42′01″N 1°53′47″E / 50.7003°N 1.8964°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Desvres
Intercommunality	Pays de la Faïence de Desvres
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Julien Richard
Area^1	6.35 km^2 (2.45 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	327
• Density	51/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62786 / 62240
Elevation	47–96 m (154–315 ft) (avg. 74 m or 243 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.

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

Geography

Selles is situated some 14 miles (23 km) east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D215 and D254 roads, by the banks of the Liane river.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
303	314	304	296	277	286	327
Census count starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• A feudal motte.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Selles on the Quid website (French)