Verchin

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Verchin
Verchin
Coordinates: 50°29′43″N 2°11′07″E / 50.4953°N 2.1853°E / 50.4953; 2.1853Coordinates: 50°29′43″N 2°11′07″E / 50.4953°N 2.1853°E / 50.4953; 2.1853
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Montreuil
Canton Fruges
Intercommunality Canton de Fruges et environs
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Gilles De Lencquesaing
Area
  Land1 10.68 km2 (4.12 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Population2 194
  Population2 Density 18/km2 (47/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62843 / 62310
Elevation 88–171 m (289–561 ft)
(avg. 102 m or 335 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.

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

Geography

Verchin is located 20 miles (32 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D93 road.

Population

Historical population of Verchin
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population302303276250220220194
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The Château, dating from the sixteenth century
  • The seventeenth century presbytery.
  • The flamboyant gothic church of St.Omer, dating from the seventeenth century, with its twisted spire, caused by the use of unseasoned timber.

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