Fléchin

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Coordinates: 50°33′34″N 2°17′37″E / 50.5594444444, 2.29361111111

Commune of Fléchin
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fauquembergues
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton de Fauquembergues (CCCF)
Mayor	Henri Lambert
Statistics
Elevation	62 m–178 m (avg. 86 m)
Land area¹	10,99 km²
Population² (1999)	454
- Density	41/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62336/ 62960
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.

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

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 People linked with the commune 5 See also 6 External links 7 Notes

[edit] Geography

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

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
560	601	575	532	470	454
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the 12th century.
• The church of St.Peter, dating from the 15th century.
• The church of St.Jacques, in the hamlet of Cuhem, dating from the 19th century.
• Two watermills.

[edit] People linked with the commune

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

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Fléchin on the Insee website (French)
• Fléchin on the Quid website (French)
• A Fléchin website (French)
• Restaurant "La Maison" at Fléchin (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 12th 2008.