Campagne-lès-Guines

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Campagne-lès-Guînes
The town hall of Campagne-lès-Guines
The town hall of Campagne-lès-Guines
Coat of arms of Campagne-lès-Guînes
Campagne-lès-Guînes is located in France
Campagne-lès-Guînes
Campagne-lès-Guînes
Campagne-lès-Guînes is located in Hauts-de-France
Campagne-lès-Guînes
Campagne-lès-Guînes
Coordinates: 50°50′26″N 1°54′17″E / 50.8406°N 1.9047°E / 50.8406; 1.9047Coordinates: 50°50′26″N 1°54′17″E / 50.8406°N 1.9047°E / 50.8406; 1.9047
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementCalais
CantonCalais-2
IntercommunalityCC Pays d'Opale
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bruno Demilly[1]
Area
1
5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62203 /62340
Elevation21–160 m (69–525 ft)
(avg. 45 m or 148 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Campagne-lès-Guines (French pronunciation: ​[kɑ̃paɲ lɛ ɡin], literally Campagne near Guines) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas de Calais region of France.[2]

Geography

A farming village located 10 miles (16 km) south of Calais, on the D248 and D215 road junction.

History

The meeting between Francis I and Henry VIII took place here at Campagne-lès-Guînes in 1546 to conclude the peace treaty of Ardres, which saw Boulogne returned to the French crown, for a sizeable sum of money.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 295—    
1975 296+0.05%
1982 370+3.24%
1990 406+1.17%
1999 452+1.20%
2007 454+0.06%
2012 451−0.13%
2017 445−0.27%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The nineteenth-century château..

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ INSEE commune file
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE