Acquin-Westbécourt

Acquin-Westbécourt
Acquin-Westbécourt
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Canton Lumbres
Intercommunality Pays de Lumbres
Mayor Hubert Maillot
Statistics
Elevation 60–178 m (200–584 ft)
(avg. 80 m/260 ft)
Land area1 14.29 km2 (5.52 sq mi)
Population2 625  (1999)
 - Density 44 /km2 (110 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62008/ 62380
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Acquin-Westbécourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

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Geography

A village, located 9 miles (15 km) west of Saint-Omer, at the D225 and D208 crossroads. Seven hamlets are found within the commune: Le val d'Acquin, Lauwerdal, Nordal, Le Poovre, Westbécourt, Merzoil et and La Wattine. A large national nature reserve has been created in the area, of great ecological interest.[1]

History

First mentioned by the name of "Atcona" in the 10th century. Acquin and Westbécourt were joined as a single commune on the 1st of January 1974.

Population

Historical population of Acquin-Westbécourt
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
Population 626 639 571 559 617 625
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

  1. ^ http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000018217161&dateTexte Décret n° 2008-219 du 5 mars 2008 créant la réserve naturelle nationale de la grotte et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (Pas-de-Calais)

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