Pittefaux (; vls, Pitesveld) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Pas-de-Calais department in the
Hauts-de-France region of
France
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INSEE commune file
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Geography
Pittefaux is situated northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D232 and D242 roads and by the banks of the river Wimereux.
Population
Places of interest
* The church of St.Louis, dating from the nineteenth century.
* The seventeenth-century chateau of Souverain-Moulin.
* Ruins of a 14th-century castle.
* Two 17th-century manorhouse
A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals wi ...
s.
See also
* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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