Hames-Boucres
Hames-Boucres | |
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_mairie.JPG) The ancient town hall of Hames-Boucres | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Hames-Boucres | |
  Hames-Boucres Location within France  Hames-Boucres Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°52′56″N 1°50′37″E / 50.8822°N 1.8436°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| Canton | Calais-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Calais Terres et Mers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Bouchel[1] |
Area 1 | 12.82 km2 (4.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,439 |
| • Density | 112.2/km2 (290.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62408 /62340 |
| Elevation | 0–86 m (0–282 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Hames-Boucres (French pronunciation: [am bukʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] 6 miles (9 km) southwest of Calais.
History
The commune was created from the two former parishes of Hames and Boucres in 1819.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 851 | — |
| 1975 | 964 | +1.80% |
| 1982 | 1,047 | +1.19% |
| 1990 | 1,017 | −0.36% |
| 1999 | 1,106 | +0.94% |
| 2007 | 1,316 | +2.20% |
| 2012 | 1,455 | +2.03% |
| 2017 | 1,469 | +0.19% |
| 2023 | 1,439 | −0.34% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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