Ames, Pas-de-Calais

Ames
Commune
The church of Ames
Coat of arms
Location of Ames
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Coordinates: 50°32′33″N2°24′58″E / 50.5425°N 2.4161°E / 50.5425; 2.4161
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Lillers
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marcel Cocq [1]
Area 1	3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	660
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62028 /62190
Elevation	52–99 m (171–325 ft) (avg. 53 m or 174 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ames (French pronunciation: [am] ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France ^[3] about 11 miles (18 km) west of Béthune and 31 miles (50 km) southwest of Lille, by the banks of the river Nave.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	639	—
1975	611	−0.64%
1982	601	−0.24%
1990	555	−0.99%
1999	518	−0.76%
2009	605	+1.56%
2014	661	+1.79%
2020	627	−0.88%
Source: INSEE [4]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE