Famechon, Pas-de-Calais

Famechon is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Famechon
Commune
The town hall of Famechon
Coat of arms
Location of Famechon
Famechon Famechon
Coordinates: 50°08′35″N 2°28′07″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality	CC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sébastien Henquenet[1]
Area ^1	4.61 km^2 (1.78 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	120
• Density	26/km^2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62322 /62760
Elevation	72–152 m (236–499 ft) (avg. 87 m or 285 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A small farming village situated 22 miles (35.4 km) southwest of Arras, on the D1 road.

Population

Historical population of Famechon, Pas-de-Calais

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	148	164	147	138	141	139
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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

• INSEE commune file

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.