Fosseux

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Coat of arms of Fosseux
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Location of Fosseux
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(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

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

Population

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

  • 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

References

  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
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