Fauquembergues

French commune
name= Fauquembergues


region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton=Fauquembergues
insee=62325
cp=62560
Mayor=Alain Mequignon
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Canton de Fauquembergues
longitude=2.09916666667
latitude=50.6016666667
alt moy=78 m
alt mini=72 m
alt maxi=186 m
hectares=713
km²=7,13
sans=856
date-sans=1999
dens=120|

Fauquembergues is a commune of France, situated in the Pas-de-Calais "département" and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A town situated 10 miles (16km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D928 with two minor roads, the D92 and the D158. The River Aa flows through Fauquembergues.

Population

Places and monuments

* A line of 13 electricity-generating turbines can be seen on the 100m high hills. Another group of 12 turbines faces the town from the southern direction.
* The 13th century church of Saint-Léger

People with links to the town

* Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny : composer
* Hugues de Fauquembergues

See also

* Communes of Pas-de-Calais

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62325&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Fauquembergues on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Fauquembergues Fauquembergues on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 12th 2008."