Hocquinghen
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| Hocquinghen | |
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  Hocquinghen | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Hocquinghen | |
| Coordinates: 50°46′10″N 1°56′20″E / 50.7694°N 1.9389°ECoordinates: 50°46′10″N 1°56′20″E / 50.7694°N 1.9389°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| Canton | Guînes |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes des Trois Pays |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Andrieu |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 1.94 km2 (0.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Population2 | 102 |
| • Population2 Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62455 / 62850 |
| Elevation |
63–115 m (207–377 ft) (avg. 81 m or 266 ft) |
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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. | |
Hocquinghen is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A very small farming village located 13 miles (19 km) south of Calais, on the D215 and D206E crossroads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 75 | 97 | 86 | 74 | 85 | 100 | 102 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Omer, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The nineteenth-century chateau.
- An eighteenth-century presbytery.
See also
References
External links
- Hocquinghen on the Quid website (French)
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