Sains-lès-Pernes

Sains-lès-Pernes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Sains-lès-Pernes
Commune
The road into of Sains-lès-Pernes
Coat of arms
Location of Sains-lès-Pernes
Sains-lès-Pernes Sains-lès-Pernes
Coordinates: 50°28′42″N 2°21′26″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Intercommunality	CC Ternois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Paul Hermant
Area ^1	4.2 km^2 (1.6 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	292
• Density	70/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62740 /62550
Elevation	111–186 m (364–610 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 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

Sains-lès-Pernes is at the junction of the D70 and D71 roads, some 27 miles (43 km) northwest of Arras, close to the town of Pernes. It is the source of the river Clarence, at a place known as "Le Buich".

Population

Historical population of Sains-lès-Pernes

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	247	271	262	250	221	209	252
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 St. Berthe, dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.