Fouquières-lès-Lens

Fouquières-lès-Lens
Commune
The church of Fouquières-lès-Lens
Coat of arms
Location of Fouquières-lès-Lens
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Coordinates: 50°25′46″N 2°54′49″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Harnes
Intercommunality	CA Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Donata Hochart[1]
Area ^1	4.14 km^2 (1.60 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	6,233
• Density	1,500/km^2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62351 /62740
Elevation	22–43 m (72–141 ft) (avg. 49 m or 161 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fouquières-lès-Lens (French pronunciation: [fukjɛʁ lɛ lɑ̃s], literally Fouquières near Lens) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

An ex-coalmining town situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Lens, at the junction of the D46 and the A21 autoroute.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	8,801	—
1975	7,758	−1.79%
1982	7,550	−0.39%
1990	7,038	−0.87%
1999	6,898	−0.22%
2007	6,532	−0.68%
2012	6,521	−0.03%
2017	6,362	−0.49%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
• The war memorial.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin (in French)
• Website of Fouquières-lez-Lens (in French)