Beuvrequen

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Beuvrequen

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Beuvrequen
Coordinates: 50°48′11″N 1°40′00″E / 50.8031°N 1.6667°E / 50.8031; 1.6667Coordinates: 50°48′11″N 1°40′00″E / 50.8031°N 1.6667°E / 50.8031; 1.6667
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton Marquise
Intercommunality Terre des Deux Caps
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Alain Barré
Area
 • Land1 4.75 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Population (2009)
 • Population2 405
 • Population2 Density 85/km2 (220/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62125 / 62250
Elevation 3–93 m (9.8–305.1 ft)
(avg. 57 m or 187 ft)

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.

Beuvrequen is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.

Geography

A farming commune, some 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D241 and the D241e roads, by the banks of the river Slack. The A26 autoroute passes through the commune, forming its southeastern border.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 234—    
1968 237+1.3%
1975 313+32.1%
1982 306−2.2%
1990 322+5.2%
1999 392+21.7%
2009 405+3.3%

Sights

  • The windmill de René.
  • The church of St. Maxime, dating from the sixteenth century.

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