Desvres

Desvres
Coat of arms
Desvres
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Desvres
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Desvres
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Desvres - Samer
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Pécron
Area1	9.42 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	5,056
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62268 / 62240
Elevation	42–208 m (138–682 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.

Desvres (pronounced: [devʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is a market town, known for its pottery.

In 1999 its population was 5,260 inhabitants for the commune and 14,164 inhabitants for the canton.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Desvres
• Musée de la Céramique