Pittefaux

Pittefaux Pitesveld
Commune
The church of Pittefaux
Coat of arms
Location of Pittefaux
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Coordinates: 50°45′28″N1°41′05″E / 50.7578°N 1.6847°E / 50.7578; 1.6847
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Boulogne-sur-Mer-1
Intercommunality	CA du Boulonnais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Coppin [1]
Area 1	2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]	116
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62658 /62126
Elevation	13–102 m (43–335 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pittefaux (French pronunciation: [pitfo] ; West Flemish : Pitesveld) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. ^[3]

Geography

Pittefaux is situated 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D232 and D242 roads and by the banks of the river Wimereux.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	73	—
1975	63	−2.08%
1982	77	+2.91%
1990	115	+5.14%
1999	125	+0.93%
2007	126	+0.10%
2012	114	−1.98%
2017	124	+1.70%
Source: INSEE [4]

Transport

The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station in the Pittefaux area called Souverain-Moulin on 22 April 1900. ^[5] Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935. ^[6] They were reinstated in November 1942. ^[7] The CF de BB closed in 1948. ^[8]

Places of interest

• The church of St.Louis, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The seventeenth-century chateau of Souverain-Moulin.
• Ruins of a 14th-century castle.
• Two 17th-century manorhouses.

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). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
5. Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 139.
6. Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 239.
7. Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 248.
8. Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 276.

Sources

• Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN   978-0-85361-554-5.