Wanquetin
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Wanquetin | |
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Coordinates: 50°16′36″N 2°36′57″E / 50.2767°N 2.6158°ECoordinates: 50°16′36″N 2°36′57″E / 50.2767°N 2.6158°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Arras |
Canton | Avesnes-le-Comte |
Intercommunality | Campagnes de l'Artois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Emmanuel Ioos[1] |
Area 1 | 10.18 km2 (3.93 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2019)[2] | 716 |
• Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62874 /62123 |
Elevation | 82–141 m (269–463 ft) (avg. 91 m or 299 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Wanquetin (French pronunciation: [wɑ̃ktɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography[edit]
Wanquetin is situated some 7.5 miles (12.1 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D59 and the D7 roads.
Population[edit]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2006 | 681 | — |
2007 | 687 | +0.9% |
2008 | 684 | −0.4% |
2009 | 691 | +1.0% |
2010 | 699 | +1.2% |
2011 | 706 | +1.0% |
2012 | 714 | +1.1% |
2013 | 717 | +0.4% |
2014 | 722 | +0.7% |
2015 | 721 | −0.1% |
2016 | 720 | −0.1% |
Places of interest[edit]
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the eighteenth century
- A nineteenth-century Protestant church
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wanquetin. |
- The CWGC communal cemetery
- The CWGC communal cemetery extension
- Website of the Communauté de Communes du Val du Gy (in French)