Montcavrel

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coordinates: 50°30′59″N 1°48′41″E / 50.5163888889, 1.81138888889

Commune of Montcavrel
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Étaples
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Montreuillois
Mayor	Michel Leroy (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	11 m–131 m (avg. 24 m)
Land area¹	9,56 km²
Population² (1999)	332
- Density	34/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62585/ 62170
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Montcavrel is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

A village situated in the valley of the small river Bimoise, 4 miles (6km) north of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D149 and D150 road junction.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
347	401	402	341	330	332
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The 15th century church of St.Quentin.
• The château d'Hérambault 1845, in Renaissance style
• The 19th century château de Montéchor.
• A watermill at Fordres.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Montcavrel on the Insee website (French)
• Montcavrel on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 24th 2008.