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Campagne-lès-Guines (French pronunciation: ​[kɑ̃paɲ lɛ ɡin], literally Campagne near Guines) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas de Calais region of France.[3]

Campagne-lès-Guînes
Commune
The town hall of Campagne-lès-Guines
Coat of arms
Location of Campagne-lès-Guînes
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Coordinates: 50°50′26″N 1°54′17″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Calais-2
Intercommunality	CC Pays d'Opale
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Demilly[1]
Area 1	5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	449
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62203 /62340
Elevation	21–160 m (69–525 ft) (avg. 45 m or 148 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village located 10 miles (16 km) south of Calais, on the D248 and D215 road junction.

History

The meeting between Francis I and Henry VIII took place here at Campagne-lès-Guînes in 1546 to conclude the peace treaty of Ardres, which saw Boulogne returned to the French crown, for a sizeable sum of money.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	295	—
1975	296	+0.05%
1982	370	+3.24%
1990	406	+1.17%
1999	452	+1.20%
2007	454	+0.06%
2012	451	−0.13%
2017	445	−0.27%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The nineteenth-century château..

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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