Coordinates: 50°32′33″N 2°24′58″E / 50.5425°N 2.41611111111°E
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Commune of Ames |
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| Location | |
  Ames, Pas-de-Calais
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region |  Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department |  Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Auchel |
| Intercommunality | Artois-Lys |
| Mayor | Marcel Cocq (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 52–99 m (170–320 ft) (avg. 53 m/170 ft) |
| Land area1 | 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 518 (1999) |
| - Density | 148 /km² (380 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62028/ 62190 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Ames is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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Geography
A farming village situated some 11 miles (17.7 km) west of Béthune and 31 miles (49.9 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D69 and the D91 roads and by the banks of the river
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 610 | 639 | 611 | 601 | 555 | 518 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
Places of interest
- The church of Saint-Pierre, dating from the twelfth century
- The war memorial
See also
External links
- Ames on the Quid website (French)
References
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