Fouquières-lès-Lens

Fouquières-lès-Lens (French pronunciation: [fukjɛʁ lɛ lɑ̃s], literally Fouquières near Lens) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Fouquières-lès-Lens
Commune
The church of Fouquières-lès-Lens
Coat of arms
Location of Fouquières-lès-Lens
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Coordinates: 50°25′46″N 2°54′49″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Harnes
Intercommunality	CA Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Donata Hochart[1]
Area 1	4.14 km2 (1.60 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,134
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62351 /62740
Elevation	22–43 m (72–141 ft) (avg. 49 m or 161 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An ex-coalmining town situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Lens, at the junction of the D46 and the A21 autoroute.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	8,801	—
1975	7,758	−1.79%
1982	7,550	−0.39%
1990	7,038	−0.87%
1999	6,898	−0.22%
2007	6,532	−0.68%
2012	6,521	−0.03%
2017	6,362	−0.49%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
• The war memorial.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department