Fauquembergues

Fauquembergues
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Coat of arms of Fauquembergues Coat of arms
Fauquembergues
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Fauquembergues
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fauquembergues
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton de Fauquembergues
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Alain Mequignon
Area1	7.13 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	856
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62325 / 62560
Elevation	72–186 m (236–610 ft) (avg. 78 m or 256 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fauquembergues is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. First mentioned in 961 as "in monten qui dicitur Falcoberg", the place later in 1124 was called Falkenberga.

Geography

A town situated 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D928 with two minor roads, the D92 and the D158. The River Aa flows through Fauquembergues.

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Map of the commune and the adjacent places

Population

Historical population of Fauquembergues

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	882	942	901	884	845	856
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places and monuments

• A line of 13 electricity-generating turbines can be seen on the 100 m high hills. Another group of 12 turbines faces the town from the southern direction.
• The 13th-century church of Saint-Léger

Notable people

• Hugh of Falkenberg, 12th century (Hugues de Fauquembergues)
• Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny (1729–1817), composer

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Fauquembergues on the Quid website (French)