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 ^[5] Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.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" (in French). 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.