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.
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Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
Canton | Samer |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Guy Feutry |
Area1 | 5.04 km2 (1.95 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 1,060 |
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62603 / 62152 |
Elevation | 21–177 m (69–581 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 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. |
Nesles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nesles. |
- Nesles on the Quid website (French)
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