Ham-en-Artois explained

Ham-en-Artois
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Ham-en-Artois.svg
Arrondissement:	Béthune
Canton:	Lillers
Insee:	62407
Postal Code:	62190
Mayor:	Pierre Selin^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Coordinates:	50.5897°N 2.4589°W
Elevation M:	23
Elevation Min M:	19
Elevation Max M:	33
Area Km2:	3.2

Ham-en-Artois (pronounced as /fr/, ; Han-in-Artoé) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

A farming village, situated some 9miles northwest of Béthune and 28miles west of Lille, at the junction of the D91 and the D94 roads. Two small streams flow through the commune: the Guarbecque and the Fauquethun.

Places of interest

• The Benedictine abbey church of St.Saveur, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62407-ham-en-artois INSEE commune file