Fontaine-lès-Hermans

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Fontaine-lès-Hermans

(2020–2026) Eric Pomart^[1]Area

3.8 km² (1.5 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

109 • Density29/km² (74/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

62344 /62550

Elevation99–189 m (325–620 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fontaine-lès-Hermans is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

The commune is a small farming village situated 27 miles (43 km) northwest of Arras, on the D69 road. The largest nearby city is Bruay-la-Buissière, which is located 15 km southeast of the commune. It is surrounded by the communes Nédonchel, Westrehem and Fiefs.

Population

The inhabitants of the commune of Fontaine-lès-Hermans are referred to as Hermanifontains or Hermanifontaines (males or females) in French.^[4]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	109	—
1975	96	−1.80%
1982	84	−1.89%
1990	112	+3.66%
1999	101	−1.14%
2007	106	+0.61%
2012	117	+1.99%
2017	108	−1.59%
Source: INSEE^[5]

Places of interest

St. Clement Church, which dates from the seventeenth century

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Pas-de-Calais, habitants.fr
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE