# Hames-Boucres

> commune in Pas-de-Calais, France

**Wikidata**: [Q680515](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q680515)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hames-Boucres)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/hames-boucres

## Summary
Hames-Boucres is a commune (municipality) in the Pas‑de‑Calais department of northern France. It lies in the arrondissement of Calais and the canton of Guînes, and its municipal website is http://www.hames-boucres.fr/.

## Key Facts
- Hames-Boucres is a commune in Pas‑de‑Calais, France.  
- Administrative arrondissement: Calais (arrondissement of Calais; inception: 1962-01-12).  
- Administrative canton: Guînes (canton of Guînes).  
- Department: Pas‑de‑Calais (inception: 1790-03-04).  
- Country: France — a country in Western Europe (official name République française).  
- Coordinates: latitude 50.881388888889, longitude 1.8427777777778.  
- Official website: http://www.hames-boucres.fr/  
- Wikipedia article title: "Hames-Boucres".  
- Wikidata description: "commune in Pas-de-Calais, France".  
- Wikimedia Commons image (mairie / town hall) URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Hames-Boucres_%28Pas-de-Calais%29_mairie.JPG  
- Wikimedia Commons thumbnail URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Hames-Boucres_%28Pas-de-Calais%29_mairie.JPG/960px-Hames-Boucres_%28Pas-de-Calais%29_mairie.JPG  
- Image on Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHames-Boucres%20%28Pas-de-Calais%29%20mairie.JPG  
- Image artist / author credit: Havang(nl).  
- Image license: CC0 (public_domain / image_license_type: public_domain).  
- Sitlink count (number of interwiki links associated with the item): 45.  
- Population figures (recorded values provided): 1460.0; 1474.0; 1486.0; 1469.0; 1463.0; 1457.0; 1457.0; 1447.0; 1428.0; 1439.0.

## FAQs
Q: What is Hames-Boucres?  
A: Hames-Boucres is a French commune (municipality) located in the Pas‑de‑Calais department, within the arrondissement of Calais and the canton of Guînes.

Q: Where exactly is Hames-Boucres located?  
A: The commune sits at latitude 50.881388888889 and longitude 1.8427777777778 in northern France, in the department of Pas‑de‑Calais.

Q: What administrative divisions include Hames-Boucres?  
A: Hames‑Boucres is part of the commune system of France, administratively within the canton of Guînes, the arrondissement of Calais (established 1962‑01‑12), and the department of Pas‑de‑Calais (established 1790‑03‑04).

Q: How many people live in Hames-Boucres?  
A: Available recorded population figures for Hames‑Boucres include the following values: 1460.0; 1474.0; 1486.0; 1469.0; 1463.0; 1457.0; 1457.0; 1447.0; 1428.0; 1439.0.

Q: Where can I find official information or images of Hames-Boucres online?  
A: The commune’s official website is http://www.hames-boucres.fr/. A public-domain image of the mairie (town hall) by Havang(nl) is available on Wikimedia Commons at the provided file and thumbnail URLs.

Q: What larger political entity is Hames-Boucres part of?  
A: Hames-Boucres is part of France, a sovereign state in Western Europe (République française), and therefore subject to French national administration and law.

## Why It Matters
Hames-Boucres matters as a local municipal entity within the French administrative system. As a commune it is the basic unit of local government in France and performs municipal functions for its residents. Its inclusion in the arrondissement of Calais and the canton of Guînes places it within multi-level governance structures that coordinate services, elections, and administrative oversight across Pas‑de‑Calais. The commune’s maintained online presence and publicly licensed imagery support transparency and public access to local information. For researchers, planners, or visitors, Hames-Boucres provides a defined, mappable community with recorded population data and official contact channels that allow integration into demographic studies, regional planning, and cultural or historical investigations of northern France.

## Notable For
- Being a defined commune (municipality) in the Pas‑de‑Calais department of France.  
- Location within the arrondissement of Calais and the canton of Guînes.  
- Precise geospatial coordinates: 50.881388888889 N, 1.8427777777778 E.  
- Public online presence via its official website: http://www.hames-boucres.fr/.  
- Availability of a public-domain (CC0) image of the mairie on Wikimedia Commons credited to Havang(nl).  
- A small, stable set of recorded population figures (values ranging between 1428.0 and 1486.0 in the provided dataset).  
- Representation on Wikimedia/Wikidata with a sitelink count of 45 and a dedicated Wikipedia article titled "Hames-Boucres".

## Body

### Overview
Hames-Boucres is classified as a commune, the standard French territorial subdivision for municipalities. Its Wikidata description identifies it succinctly as a "commune in Pas-de-Calais, France." The commune maintains an official website at http://www.hames-boucres.fr/, which serves as a primary online reference for municipal information.

### Location and Administrative Status
- Country: France (République française). France is the sovereign state in which Hames-Boucres is located. France is a country in Western Europe with overseas territories on other continents; its capital is Paris and its official language is French. France uses the Euro in metropolitan territory, has the .fr top-level domain, ISO codes FR / FRA / 250, calling code +33, and a national motto "Liberté, égalité, fraternité". Historically relevant national dates include the Treaty of Verdun (843 AD) establishing West Francia and the First French Empire (1804-05-18). France is a founding member of the European Union and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. (These national-level facts provide the sovereign context for Hames-Boucres.)
- Department: Pas‑de‑Calais. Hames‑Boucres is administratively located in the Pas‑de‑Calais department; the department was established on 1790-03-04. Pas‑de‑Calais is one of the departments in metropolitan France and is identified as the departmental level for the commune.
- Arrondissement: Calais. The commune belongs to the arrondissement of Calais; that arrondissement’s inception is recorded as 1962-01-12.
- Canton: Guînes. Hames‑Boucres is part of the canton of Guînes, a sub-departmental electoral and administrative division.

### Geography and Coordinates
- Latitude: 50.881388888889.  
- Longitude: 1.8427777777778.  
These coordinates place Hames‑Boucres in northern France within the boundaries of Pas‑de‑Calais and within the regional geography administered from Calais for arrondissement-level matters.

### Population and Demographics
- The provided recorded population figures for Hames‑Boucres are: 1460.0; 1474.0; 1486.0; 1469.0; 1463.0; 1457.0; 1457.0; 1447.0; 1428.0; 1439.0.  
- These numerical values represent the available population data points provided for the commune; no specific years are attached to each figure in the source material.

### Online Presence, Media, and Visuals
- Official website: http://www.hames-boucres.fr/. The site is the commune’s formal online portal.  
- Key image resources: a photograph of the mairie (town hall) is hosted on Wikimedia Commons at https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Hames-Boucres_%28Pas-de-Calais%29_mairie.JPG, with a thumbnail at the supplied 960px URL.  
- Image metadata: the Commons file credits the image to Havang(nl). The image is licensed CC0 and identified as public_domain / image_license_type public_domain, permitting reuse without restriction. The Commons file page is available at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHames-Boucres%20%28Pas-de-Calais%29%20mairie.JPG.

### Identifiers and Reference Data
- Wikipedia article: the commune is represented by a Wikipedia page titled "Hames-Boucres".  
- Wikidata / structured data: the item has a sitelink_count of 45, indicating interlanguage and other linked resources.  
- The Wikidata-provided description is "commune in Pas-de-Calais, France."

### Relation to National Structures and Context
- As a French commune, Hames‑Boucres is part of the country’s long-established municipal framework (the "commune of France" territorial subdivision, which dates to the period around 1789). Communes are the lowest level of administrative division in France and provide local government services, municipal representation, and are the basis for local elections.  
- The commune’s departmental, cantonal, and arrondissement memberships (Pas‑de‑Calais; canton of Guînes; arrondissement of Calais) connect it to wider administrative and electoral structures used by national and regional authorities in France.

### Documentation and Licensing
- All provided image assets for Hames‑Boucres are marked as public domain (CC0). The photographer/author is specified as Havang(nl). The presence of a Commons image and thumbnail supports public reuse and reference.  
- The official website supplies a direct municipal source for current administrative information and public notices.

### Summary of Structured Properties (as provided)
- website: http://www.hames-boucres.fr/  
- image_url: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Hames-Boucres_%28Pas-de-Calais%29_mairie.JPG  
- thumb_url: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Hames-Boucres_%28Pas-de-Calais%29_mairie.JPG/960px-Hames-Boucres_%28Pas-de-Calais%29_mairie.JPG  
- image_commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHames-Boucres%20%28Pas-de-Calais%29%20mairie.JPG  
- image_artist: Havang(nl)  
- image_license: CC0 (public_domain)  
- image_license_type: public_domain  
- population: 1460.0, 1474.0, 1486.0, 1469.0, 1463.0, 1457.0, 1457.0, 1447.0, 1428.0, 1439.0  
- coordinates: lat 50.881388888889, lon 1.8427777777778  
- sitelink_count: 45  
- wikipedia_title: Hames-Boucres  
- wikidata_description: commune in Pas-de-Calais, France

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