Fampoux

Fampoux
Fampoux
Commune
	The town hall of Fampoux
	Coat of arms
	Location of Fampoux
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	Coordinates: 50°18′10″N 2°52′21″E / 50.3028°N 2.8725°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-2
Intercommunality	CU Arras
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Didier Ledhé
Area 1	8.64 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population (2021)	1,219
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62323 /62118
Elevation	45–102 m (148–335 ft) ; (avg. 67 m or 220 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming village situated 4 miles (6 km) east of Arras, on the D42 road. The A1 autoroute passes by the village about half a mile away.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	946	—
1975	1,199	+3.44%
1982	1,123	−0.93%
1990	1,016	−1.24%
1999	1,071	+0.59%
2007	1,090	+0.22%
2012	1,140	+0.90%
2017	1,181	+0.71%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Places of interest

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
The church of St. Vaast, rebuilt along with most of the village, after World War I.
The remnants of an old chateau.

Notable people

The poet Paul Verlaine spent his holidays here for several years, as his mother's family were from Fampoux. A street and the village school bear his name.