Fauquembergues Valkenberg | |
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 The church of Fauquembergues | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Fauquembergues | |
  Fauquembergues  Fauquembergues | |
| Coordinates:50°36′06″N2°05′57″E / 50.6017°N 2.0992°E /50.6017; 2.0992 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Fruges |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Alain Mequignon[1] |
Area 1 | 7.13 km2 (2.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 942 |
| • Density | 132/km2 (342/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62325 /62560 |
| Elevation | 72–186 m (236–610 ft) (avg. 78 m or 256 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Fauquembergues (French pronunciation:[fokɑ̃bɛʁɡ];West Flemish:Valkenberg;Picard:Fauquimbergue) is acommune in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment in theHauts-de-France region ofFrance.[3] First mentioned in 961 as "in monten qui dicitur Falcoberg", the place later in 1124 was calledFalkenberga. In 1347, an Englishraiding force underHenry of Grosmont razed the settlement to the ground.
A town situated 10 miles (16 km) southwest ofSaint-Omer, at the junction of the D928 with two minor roads, the D92 and the D158. The riverAa flows through Fauquembergues.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 942 | — |
| 1975 | 901 | −0.63% |
| 1982 | 884 | −0.27% |
| 1990 | 845 | −0.56% |
| 1999 | 856 | +0.14% |
| 2007 | 962 | +1.47% |
| 2012 | 1,005 | +0.88% |
| 2017 | 984 | −0.42% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
TheChemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Fauquembergues in 1881.[6] The railway was closed in 1955.[7]
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