Verchocq
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Commune of Verchocq |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Montreuil |
Canton | Hucqueliers |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Canton d'Hucqueliers et environs |
Mayor | Josse Nempont (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 87 m–192 m (avg. 97 m) |
Land area¹ | 15,56 km² |
Population² (1999) |
523 |
- Density | 33/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62844/ 62560 |
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. | |
Verchocq 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 15 miles (24km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer at the D129 and D148 road junction.
[edit] Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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613 | 633 | 577 | 590 | 553 | 523 |
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting |
[edit] Places of interest
- The Château, dating from the 19th century
- The remains of an earlier castle.
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the 17th century.
- Two chapels and another church in the hamlet of Rollez.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
[edit] External links
- History of Verchocq (French)
- Verchocq on the Insee website (French)
- Verchocq on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 29th 2008.