Saint-Folquin

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Coordinates: 50°56′49″N 2°07′24″E / 50.9469444444, 2.12333333333

Commune of Saint-Folquin
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Audruicq
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la Région d'Audruicq
Mayor	Yves Engrand
Statistics
Elevation	0 m–10 m (avg. 3 m)
Land area¹	17,95 km²
Population² (2007)	2535
- Density	114/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62748/ 62370
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.

Saint-Folquin 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 large farming village located some 8 miles (13km) east of Calais on the D229 road, just yards from junction 51 of the A16 autoroute.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007
1255	1335	1383	1754	1973	2062	2535
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The church of St.Folquin, dating from the 16th century.
• The motte of a 14th century castle.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Saint-Folquin on the Insee website (French)
• Saint-Folquin on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 18th 2008.