Verchin
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Commune of Verchin |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Montreuil |
Canton | Fruges |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Canton de Fruges et environs |
Mayor | Gilles De Lencquesaing (2008-2014) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 88 m–171 m (avg. 102 m) |
Land area¹ | 10,68 km² |
Population² (1999) |
220 |
- Density | 20/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62843/ 62310 |
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. | |
Verchin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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[edit] Geography
A village located 20 miles (32km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D93 road.
[edit] Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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302 | 303 | 276 | 250 | 220 | 220 |
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting |
[edit] Places of interest
- The Château, dating from the 16th century
- The 17th century presbytery.
- The flamboyant gothic church of St.Omer, dating from the 17th century, with its twisted spire, caused by the use of unseasoned timber.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
[edit] External links
- Verchin on the Insee website (French)
- Verchin on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 29th 2008.