- Hames-Boucres
French commune
name= Hames-Boucres
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton= Guînes
insee=62408
cp=62340
maire=René Lotte
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Sud-Ouest du Calaisis
longitude=1.84361111111
latitude=50.8822222222
alt moy=5 m
alt mini=0 m
alt maxi=86 m
hectares=1282
km²=12,82
sans=1106
date-sans=1999
dens=86|Hames-Boucres is a commune in the
Pas-de-Calais "département" in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance .Geography
A village located 6 miles (9km) southwest of
Calais , at the junction of the D215 and D231E2.History
The commune was created from the two former
parish es of Hames and Boucres in 1819. The two parish churches were located almost opposite each other and separated only by a street. The church of Hames was demolished during the Revolution. The English seized the castle in 1558, but it was retaken byFrancis, Duke of Guise , who successfully claimed all of theCalais Pale for France.Population
Places of interest
* The church of St.Martin, dating from the 18th century.
* A doublefeudal motte .
* A neoclassical château dating from the 18th century.
* The château Thélu.
* The Hermitage Château.See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department External links
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62408&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Hames-Boucres on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26900&req=Hames-Boucres Hames-Boucres on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on May 28th 2008."
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