Campagne-lès-Guines

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Coordinates: 50°50′26″N 1°54′17″E / 50.8405555556, 1.90472222222

Commune of Campagne-lès-Guines
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Guînes
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes des Trois Pays
Mayor	Philippe Demilly (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	21 m–160 m (avg. 45 m)
Land area¹	5,72 km²
Population² (1999)	452
- Density	79/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62203/ 62340
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Campagne-lès-Guines is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Population 4 Places of interest 5 See also 6 External links 7 Notes

[edit] Geography

A farming village located 10 miles (16km) south of Calais, on the D248 and D215 road junction.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
254	295	296	370	406	452
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the 19th century.
• The 19th century château..

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Campagne-lès-Guines on the Insee website (French)
• Campagne-lès-Guines on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 23rd 2008.