Lacres (French pronunciation: [lakʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Lacres | |
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 The church of Lacres | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lacres  | |
  Lacres  Lacres | |
| Coordinates: 50°35′43″N 1°45′07″E / 50.5953°N 1.7519°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Desvres |
| Intercommunality | CC Desvres-Samer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre François[1] |
Area 1 | 8.23 km2 (3.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 248 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62483 /62830 |
| Elevation | 75–193 m (246–633 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editLacres is situated about 12 miles (19 km) south east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D901 (formerly the N1 Paris-Calais highway) with the D125 and D125e roads.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 211 | — |
| 1975 | 194 | −1.19% |
| 1982 | 193 | −0.07% |
| 1990 | 190 | −0.20% |
| 1999 | 161 | −1.82% |
| 2007 | 218 | +3.86% |
| 2012 | 246 | +2.45% |
| 2017 | 247 | +0.08% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The church of St. Martin, dating from the fifteenth century.
- A seventeenth century manorhouse and farmhouse.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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