Ham-en-Artois

Ham-en-Artois
Commune
Abbey gateway and church
Coat of arms
Location of Ham-en-Artois
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Coordinates: 50°35′23″N2°27′32″E / 50.5897°N 2.4589°E / 50.5897; 2.4589 Coordinates: 50°35′23″N2°27′32″E / 50.5897°N 2.4589°E / 50.5897; 2.4589
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)	Pierre Selin [1]
Area 1	3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019) [2]	959
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62407 /62190
Elevation	19–33 m (62–108 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ham-en-Artois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A farming village, situated some 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Béthune and 28 miles (45 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D91 and the D94 roads. Two small streams flow through the commune: the Guarbecque and the Fauquethun.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	863	—
1975	890	+0.44%
1982	1,005	+1.75%
1990	1,032	+0.33%
1999	989	−0.47%
2007	981	−0.10%
2012	1,015	+0.68%
2017	992	−0.46%
Source: INSEE [3]

Places of interest

• The Benedictine abbey church of St.Saveur, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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