Fléchin

Fléchin (French pronunciation: [fleʃɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Fléchin
Commune
The road into Fléchin
Coat of arms
Location of Fléchin
Fléchin Fléchin
Coordinates: 50°33′34″N 2°17′37″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fruges
Intercommunality	Pays de Saint-Omer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacqueline Dumetz
Area 1	10.99 km2 (4.24 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	476
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62336 /62960
Elevation	62–178 m (203–584 ft) (avg. 86 m or 282 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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

Surrounded by the communes Febvin-Palfart, Enquin-les-Mines and Laires, Fléchin is located 20 km northwest of Bruay-la-Buissière, the largest city around.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	601	—
1975	575	−0.63%
1982	532	−1.10%
1990	470	−1.54%
1999	454	−0.38%
2007	545	+2.31%
2012	506	−1.47%
2017	479	−1.09%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• The church of St.Peter, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The church of St.Jacques, in the hamlet of Cuhem, dating from the nineteenth century.
• Two watermills.

Notable people

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

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department