Fampoux

Fampoux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography
A farming village situated 4 mi east of Arras, on the D42 road. The A1 autoroute passes by the village about half a mile away.

Places of interest

 * The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
 * The church of St. Vaast, rebuilt along with most of the village, after World War I.
 * The remnants of an old chateau.

Notable people
The poet Paul Verlaine spent his holidays here for several years, as his mother's family were from Fampoux. A street and the village school bear his name.