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

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
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-2
Intercommunality	CU Arras
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Didier Ledhé[1]
Area 1	8.64 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	1,203
• Density	140/km2 (360/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.

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.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

External links

• The CWGC cemetery at Fampoux
• South Africans buried in Fampoux British Cemetery

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