Hames-Boucres

Hames-Boucres
Commune
The ancient town hall of Hames-Boucres
Coat of arms
Location of Hames-Boucres
Hames-Boucres Hames-Boucres
Coordinates: 50°52′56″N 1°50′37″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Calais-1
Intercommunality	CA Grand Calais Terres et Mers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Bouchel
Area 1	12.82 km2 (4.95 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	1,439
• Density	112.2/km2 (290.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62408 /62340
Elevation	0–86 m (0–282 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hames-Boucres (French pronunciation: [am bukʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 6 miles (9 km) southwest of Calais.

History

The commune was created from the two former parishes of Hames and Boucres in 1819.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	851	—
1975	964	+1.80%
1982	1,047	+1.19%
1990	1,017	−0.36%
1999	1,106	+0.94%
2007	1,316	+2.20%
2012	1,455	+2.03%
2017	1,469	+0.19%
2023	1,439	−0.34%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department