Bouquehault

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Bouquehault

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Bouquehault
Coordinates: 50°49′38″N 1°54′15″E / 50.8272°N 1.9042°E / 50.8272; 1.9042Coordinates: 50°49′38″N 1°54′15″E / 50.8272°N 1.9042°E / 50.8272; 1.9042
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Calais
Canton Guînes
Intercommunality Trois Pays
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Éric Schollaert
Area
  Land1 8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi)
Population (2009)
  Population2 697
  Population2 Density 87/km2 (220/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62161 / 62340
Elevation 44–181 m (144–594 ft)
(avg. 58 m or 190 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.

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

Geography

A farming village located 10 miles (16 km) south of Calais, on the D248 road.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 452    
1968 480+6.2%
1975 450−6.2%
1982 488+8.4%
1990 529+8.4%
1999 567+7.2%
2009 697+22.9%

Sights

  • The church of St. Omer, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The nineteenth centuryChâteau de Dippendal.
  • The remains of an old château.
  • A ruined windmill, built in 1868.

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