- Nesles
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- Not to be confused with Nesle, in the Somme department.
- Nesles is also a village part of Lumigny-Nesles-Ormeaux, in Seine-et-Marne.
Nesles
Administration Country France Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais Department Pas-de-Calais Arrondissement Boulogne-sur-Mer Canton Samer Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais Mayor Guy Feutry
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 21–177 m (69–581 ft)
(avg. 38 m/125 ft)Land area1 5.04 km2 (1.95 sq mi) Population2 1,060 (2006) - Density 210 /km2 (540 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 62603/ 62152 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 50°37′41″N 1°39′26″E / 50.6280555556°N 1.65722222222°E
Nesles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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Geography
Nesles is situated about 12 miles (19 km) south of Boulogne, at the junction of the D940 and D215 roads. The A16 autoroute straddles the middle of the commune's territory.
Population
Population history 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 1094 1114 977 1039 1097 1067 1060 Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The sixteenth century fortified manorhouse of la Haye.
- Mont Romain, a feudal motte with a moat.
See also
References
External links
- Nesles on the Quid website (French)
Categories:- Communes of Pas-de-Calais
- Pas-de-Calais geography stubs
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