Mametz, Pas-de-Calais

Mametz
Mametz
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Mametz
Coordinates: 50°38′06″N 2°19′34″E / 50.635°N 2.3261°ECoordinates: 50°38′06″N 2°19′34″E / 50.635°N 2.3261°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Aire-sur-la-Lys
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la Morinie
Government
• Mayor	Jacques Delmaire
Area^1	9.53 km^2 (3.68 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	1,927
• Density	200/km^2 (520/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62543 / 62120
Elevation	21–98 m (69–322 ft) (avg. 44 m or 144 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.

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

Geography

Mametz is locates about 10 miles (16 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D157 and D197 roads. The commune was joined by the villages of Crecques and Marthes in 1822.

Population

Historical population of Mametz, Pas-de-Calais

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1209	1267	1291	1392	1567	1716	1927
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.Vaast, dating from the seventeenth century.
• The church of St.Honore at Crecques, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The church of St.Quentin at Marthes, dating from the nineteenth century.
• An old watermill, now restored.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Mametz on the Quid website (French)