Ham-en-Artois

Ham-en-Artois
Abbey gateway and church Abbey gateway and church
Coat of arms of Ham-en-Artois Coat of arms
Ham-en-Artois
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Ham-en-Artois
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Norrent-Fontes
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes Artois-Lys
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Selin
Area1	3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	989
• Density	310/km2 (800/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62407 / 62190
Elevation	19–33 m (62–108 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 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.

Ham-en-Artois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming village, situated some 9 miles (14.5 km) northwest of Béthune and 28 miles (45.1 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D91 and the D94 roads. Two small streams flow through the commune: the Guarbecque and the Fauquethun.

Population

Historical population of Ham-en-Artois

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	856	863	890	1005	1032	989
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 Benedictine abbey church of St.Saveur, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Ham-en-Artois on the Quid website (French)