Famechon, Pas-de-Calais

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Sébastien Henquenet^[1]Area4.61 km² (1.78 sq mi)Population111 • Density24/km² (62/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation72–152 m (236–499 ft)
(avg. 87 m or 285 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Famechon (French pronunciation: [famʃɔ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

A small farming village situated 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Arras, on the D1 road.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	164	—
1975	147	−1.55%
1982	138	−0.90%
1990	141	+0.27%
1999	139	−0.16%
2007	126	−1.22%
2012	116	−1.64%
2017	120	+0.68%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the seventeenth century. It has one aisle and a bell tower, and was built in the 19th century. At the start of the 17th century, an old church was at the height of the village, in line with where the cemetery is now. Inspired by the Albums de Croÿ, it featured a bell tower with two bells, a nave with three rows and a choir narrowly covered with tiles.
• The remnants of an old chateau.

Notable people

• Émile Famechon, boxer.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References