Desvres

Desvres Deveren
Commune
A general view of Desvres
Coat of arms
Desvres Desvres
Coordinates: 50°40′07″N 1°50′07″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Desvres
Intercommunality	CC Desvres-Samer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marc Demolliens
Area 1	9.42 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62268 /62240
Elevation	42–208 m (138–682 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Desvres (French pronunciation: ​[dɛvʁ]; Picard: Dèfes; West Flemish: Deveren) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is a market town, known for its pottery. In 2018 its population was 4,930 inhabitants. It is the seat of the canton of Desvres.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,789	—
1975	5,828	+0.10%
1982	5,573	−0.64%
1990	5,318	−0.58%
1999	5,205	−0.24%
2007	5,095	−0.27%
2012	5,142	+0.18%
2017	4,985	−0.62%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Desvres Archived 2005-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
• Musée de la Céramique