Elnes

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Elnes
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Elnes
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Elnes
Coordinates: 50°41′27″N 2°07′37″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	Pays de Lumbres
Government
• Mayor	Guy Catoen
Area1	6.33 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	721
• Density	110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62292 / 62380
Elevation	40–144 m (131–472 ft) (avg. 52 m or 171 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.

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

Geography

A farming village situated 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D225 and D132 crossroads.

Population

Historical population of Elnes

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	440	529	666	610	692	721
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 church of St.Martin, dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Elnes on the Insee website (French)
• Elnes on the Quid website (French)