Campagne-lès-Guines
| Campagne-lès-Guînes | ||
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  Campagne-lès-Guînes | ||
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Campagne-lès-Guînes | ||
| Coordinates: 50°50′26″N 1°54′17″E / 50.8406°N 1.9047°ECoordinates: 50°50′26″N 1°54′17″E / 50.8406°N 1.9047°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Calais | |
| Canton | Guînes | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes des Trois Pays | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Philippe Demilly | |
| Area1 | 5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 452 | |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62203 / 62340 | |
| Elevation |
21–160 m (69–525 ft) (avg. 45 m or 148 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Campagne-lès-Guines is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas de Calais region of France.
Geography
A farming village located 10 miles (16 km) south of Calais, on the D248 and D215 road junction.
History
The meeting between Francis I and Henry VIII took place here at Campagne-lès-Guînes in 1546 to conclude the peace treaty of Ardres, which saw Boulogne returned to the French crown, for a sizeable sum of money.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 254 | 295 | 296 | 370 | 406 | 452 |
| 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 nineteenth century.
- The nineteenth-century château..
See also
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