Fouquières-lès-Lens

Fouquières-lès-Lens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Fouquières-lès-Lens
Commune
The church of Fouquières-lès-Lens
Coat of arms
Location of Fouquières-lès-Lens
Fouquières-lès-Lens
Fouquières-lès-Lens
Coordinates: 50°25′46″N 2°54′49″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementLens
CantonHarnes
IntercommunalityCA Lens-Liévin
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Bouchez
Area
1
4.14 km2 (1.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
6,362
 • Density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62351 /62740
Elevation22–43 m (72–141 ft)
(avg. 49 m or 161 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An ex-coalmining town situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Lens, at the junction of the D46 and the A21 autoroute.

Population
Historical population of Fouquières-lès-Lens
Year1962196819751982199019992004
Population8928880177587550703868986939
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, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
  • The war memorial.
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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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