Fléchin

Fléchin
Coat of arms
Fléchin
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Fléchin
Coordinates: 50°33′34″N 2°17′37″E / 50.5594°N 2.2936°ECoordinates: 50°33′34″N 2°17′37″E / 50.5594°N 2.2936°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fauquembergues
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton de Fauquembergues
Government
• Mayor	Henri Lambert
Area^1	10.99 km^2 (4.24 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	454
• Density	41/km^2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62336 / 62960
Elevation	62–178 m (203–584 ft) (avg. 86 m or 282 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.

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

Geography

A farming village situated 13 miles (21 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the D95E1 and D77 road junction.

Surrounded by the common Febvin-Palfart, Enquin-les-Mines and Laires, Fléchin is located 20 km northwest of the Bruay Buissière the largest city around.^[1]

Population

Historical population of Fléchin

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	560	601	575	532	470	454
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.Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• The church of St.Peter, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The church of St.Jacques, in the hamlet of Cuhem, dating from the nineteenth century.
• Two watermills.

Notable people

• Charles Jonnart (1857–1927), French politician, was born here.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Annuaire-Mairie"

External links

• INSEE commune file
• Fléchin on the Quid website (French)
• A Fléchin website (French)
• Restaurant "La Maison" at Fléchin (French)