Fontaine-lès-Boulans (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn bulɑ̃]; Picard: Fontanne-lès-Boulans) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Fontaine-lès-Boulans
The church of Fontaine-lès-Boulans
The church of Fontaine-lès-Boulans
Coat of arms of Fontaine-lès-Boulans
Location of Fontaine-lès-Boulans
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Fontaine-lès-Boulans is located in France
Fontaine-lès-Boulans
Fontaine-lès-Boulans
Fontaine-lès-Boulans is located in Hauts-de-France
Fontaine-lès-Boulans
Fontaine-lès-Boulans
Coordinates: 50°29′54″N 2°16′31″E / 50.4983°N 2.2753°E / 50.4983; 2.2753
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonSaint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
IntercommunalityCC Ternois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claude Coquart[1]
Area
1
5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
108
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62342 /62134
Elevation100–181 m (328–594 ft)
(avg. 113 m or 371 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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A small farming village situated 32 miles (51 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D93 and the D94 roads.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 126—    
1975 114−1.42%
1982 89−3.47%
1990 87−0.28%
1999 90+0.38%
2007 88−0.28%
2012 91+0.67%
2017 100+1.90%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

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  • The church of St.Berthe, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • An eighteenth-century chateau.

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). 2 December 2020.
  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