Desvres

Desvres
Coat of arms
Desvres
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Desvres
Coordinates: 50°40′07″N 1°50′07″E / 50.6686°N 1.8353°E / 50.6686; 1.8353Coordinates: 50°40′07″N 1°50′07″E / 50.6686°N 1.8353°E / 50.6686; 1.8353
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
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)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.