Pittefaux | |
Native Name: | Pitesveld |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Pittefaux.svg |
Arrondissement: | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
Canton: | Boulogne-sur-Mer-1 |
Insee: | 62658 |
Postal Code: | 62126 |
Mayor: | Patrick Coppin[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA du Boulonnais |
Coordinates: | 50.7578°N 1.6847°W |
Elevation M: | 20 |
Elevation Min M: | 13 |
Elevation Max M: | 102 |
Area Km2: | 2.42 |
Pittefaux (pronounced as /fr/; vls|Pitesveld) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]
Pittefaux is situated 5miles northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D232 and D242 roads and by the banks of the river Wimereux.
The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station in the Pittefaux area called Souverain-Moulin on 22 April 1900. Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935. They were reinstated in November 1942. The CF de BB closed in 1948.