Hames-Boucres

Hames-Boucres
Coat of arms
Hames-Boucres
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Hames-Boucres
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Guînes
Intercommunality	Sud-Ouest du Calaisis
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	René Lotte
Area1	12.82 km2 (4.95 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	1,106
• Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62408 / 62340
Elevation	0–86 m (0–282 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Hames-Boucres is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A village located 6 miles (9 km) southwest of Calais, at the junction of the D215 and D231E2.

History

The commune was created from the two former parishes of Hames and Boucres in 1819. The two parish churches were located almost opposite each other and separated only by a street. The church of Hames was demolished during the Revolution. The English seized the castle in 1558, but it was retaken by Francis, Duke of Guise, who successfully claimed all of the Calais Pale for France.

Population

Historical population of Hames-Boucres

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	796	851	964	1047	1017	1106
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.
• A double feudal motte.
• A neoclassical château dating from the eighteenth century.
• The château Thélu.
• The Hermitage Château.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Hames-Boucres on the Quid website (French)