Nesles

Not to be confused with Nesle, in the Somme department.

Nesles is also a village part of Lumigny-Nesles-Ormeaux, in Seine-et-Marne.

Nesles
Nesles
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Nesles
Coordinates: 50°37′41″N 1°39′26″E / 50.6281°N 1.6572°ECoordinates: 50°37′41″N 1°39′26″E / 50.6281°N 1.6572°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Samer
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Guy Feutry
Area^1	5.04 km^2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	1,060
• Density	210/km^2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62603 / 62152
Elevation	21–177 m (69–581 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 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.

Nesles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Nesles is situated about 12 miles (19 km) south of Boulogne, at the junction of the D940 and D215 roads. The A16 autoroute straddles the middle of the commune's territory.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
1094	1114	977	1039	1097	1067	1060
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The sixteenth century fortified manorhouse of la Haye.
• Mont Romain, a feudal motte with a moat.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Nesles on the Quid website (French)