Ficheux

Ficheux
Coat of arms
Ficheux
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Ficheux
Coordinates: 50°13′38″N 2°44′23″E / 50.2272°N 2.7397°ECoordinates: 50°13′38″N 2°44′23″E / 50.2272°N 2.7397°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Beaumetz-lès-Loges
Intercommunality	Vertes vallées
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Claude Blouin
Area^1	5.83 km^2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	530
• Density	91/km^2 (240/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62332 / 62173
Elevation	78–113 m (256–371 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 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.

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

Geography

A farming village situated 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Arras, at the junction of the D34 and D36 roads.

Population

The inhabitants are called Ficheusois.

Historical population of Ficheux

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	359	368	415	486	586	530
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.Maurice, rebuilt along with most of the commune, after World War I.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The Bucquoy Road CWGC cemetery at Ficheux
• Ficheux on the Quid website (French)