Wacquinghen

Wacquinghen

Wacquinghen
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton Marquise
Intercommunality Communauté de communes de la Terre des Deux Caps
Mayor Denis Gavois
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 32–96 m (105–315 ft)
(avg. 61 m/200 ft)
Land area1 2.47 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Population2 235  (2006)
 - Density 95 /km2 (250 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62867/ 62250
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.

Wacquinghen is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

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Geography

Wacquinghen is situated some 7 miles (11 km) north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D233e and D242e3 roads. The A1 autoroute forms the western border of the commune.

Population

Historical population of Wacquinghen
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 108 122 124 165 188 236 235
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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