Wacquinghen
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Wacquinghen
Wakingem | |
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Coordinates: 50°47′00″N 1°40′00″E / 50.7833°N 1.6667°ECoordinates: 50°47′00″N 1°40′00″E / 50.7833°N 1.6667°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
Canton | Desvres |
Intercommunality | Terre des Deux Caps |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Denis Gavois[1] |
Area 1 | 2.47 km2 (0.95 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2019)[2] | 269 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62867 /62250 |
Elevation | 32–96 m (105–315 ft) (avg. 61 m or 200 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Wacquinghen (French pronunciation: [wakɛ̃ɡɑ̃]; West Flemish: Wakingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography[edit]
Wacquinghen is situated some 7 miles (11 km) north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D233e and D242e3 roads. The A16 autoroute forms the western border of the commune.
Population[edit]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2004 | 237 | — |
2006 | 233 | −1.7% |
2007 | 235 | +0.9% |
2008 | 236 | +0.4% |
2009 | 238 | +0.8% |
2010 | 232 | −2.5% |
2011 | 240 | +3.4% |
2012 | 244 | +1.7% |
2013 | 247 | +1.2% |
2014 | 250 | +1.2% |
2015 | 255 | +2.0% |
2016 | 258 | +1.2% |
Places of interest[edit]
- The church of St. Antoine, dating from the twentieth century.
- An eighteenth-century chateau.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
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