Contes, Pas-de-Calais

Contes
Coat of arms
Contes
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Contes
Coordinates: 50°24′33″N 1°57′40″E / 50.4092°N 1.9611°ECoordinates: 50°24′33″N 1°57′40″E / 50.4092°N 1.9611°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Hesdin
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de l'Hesdinois
Government
• Mayor	Christian Lecerf
Area^1	7.15 km^2 (2.76 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	334
• Density	47/km^2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62236 / 62990
Elevation	15–113 m (49–371 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 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.

Contes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

The rivers Canche and Planquette converge at Contes.

Population

Historical population of Contes, Pas-de-Calais

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	373	386	333	359	370	334
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Contes sur le site du Quid (French)
• Localisation de Contes sur une carte de France et communes limitrophes (French)
• Plan de Contes sur Mapquest (French)