Fléchin

Fléchin
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Coat of arms of Fléchin Coat of arms
Fléchin
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Fléchin
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fauquembergues
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton de Fauquembergues
Government
• Mayor	Henri Lambert
Area1	10.99 km2 (4.24 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	454
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62336 / 62960
Elevation	62–178 m (203–584 ft) (avg. 86 m or 282 ft)
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.

Fléchin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming village situated 13 miles (21 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the D95E1 and D77 road junction.

Surrounded by the common Febvin-Palfart, Enquin-les-Mines and Laires, Fléchin is located 20 km northwest of the Bruay Buissière the largest city around.

Population

Historical population of Fléchin

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	560	601	575	532	470	454
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• The church of St.Peter, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The church of St.Jacques, in the hamlet of Cuhem, dating from the nineteenth century.
• Two watermills.

Notable people

• Charles Jonnart (1857–1927), French politician, was born here.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• INSEE commune file
• Fléchin on the Quid website (French)
• A Fléchin website (French)
• Restaurant "La Maison" at Fléchin (French)