Ferfay

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Ferfay
Commune
The town hall and monument to the dead, in Ferfay
The town hall and monument to the dead, in Ferfay
Coat of arms of Ferfay
Coat of arms
Location of Ferfay
Ferfay is located in France
Ferfay
Ferfay
Ferfay is located in Hauts-de-France
Ferfay
Ferfay
Coordinates: 50°31′08″N 2°25′31″E / 50.5189°N 2.4253°E / 50.5189; 2.4253Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlasCategory:Coordinates on Wikidata
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonLillers
IntercommunalityCA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Line Garot[1]
Area
1
3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
868
 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62328 /62260
Elevation65–112 m (213–367 ft)
(avg. 106 m or 348 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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Ferfay (French pronunciation: [fɛʁfaj]Category:Pages with French IPA) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

A former coalmining and now a farming village some 10 miles (16 km) west of Béthune and 31 miles (50 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D341 and the D91 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,015—    
1975 910−1.55%
1982 888−0.35%
1990 920+0.44%
1999 880−0.49%
2007 954+1.01%
2012 931−0.49%
2017 912−0.41%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Lugle-et-Saint-Luglien, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The ruins of a chateau destroyed in 1944.

See also

References

Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais


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