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Fosseux

Coordinates: 50°15′24″N 2°33′52″E / 50.2567°N 2.5644°E / 50.2567; 2.5644
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Fosseux
The tower of the church of Fosseux
The tower of the church of Fosseux
Coat of arms of Fosseux
Location of Fosseux
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Fosseux is located in France
Fosseux
Fosseux
Fosseux is located in Hauts-de-France
Fosseux
Fosseux
Coordinates: 50°15′24″N 2°33′52″E / 50.2567°N 2.5644°E / 50.2567; 2.5644
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonAvesnes-le-Comte
IntercommunalityCC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Michel Delannoy[1]
Area
1
5.43 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
127
 • Density23/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62347 /62810
Elevation96–161 m (315–528 ft)
(avg. 134 m or 440 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fosseux (French pronunciation: [fosø]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

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A small farming village situated 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D59 and the D66 roads.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 143—    
1975 136−0.71%
1982 134−0.21%
1990 146+1.08%
1999 143−0.23%
2007 136−0.63%
2012 141+0.72%
2017 136−0.72%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

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  • The church of St.Nicholas, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The eighteenth-century chateau.
  • Traces of an old castle.
  • A 400-year-old tree.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE