Verchocq
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Verchocq | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Verchocq | |
Coordinates: 50°33′55″N 2°02′11″E / 50.5653°N 2.0364°ECoordinates: 50°33′55″N 2°02′11″E / 50.5653°N 2.0364°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Montreuil |
Canton | Hucqueliers |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Canton d'Hucqueliers et environs |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Josse Nempont |
Area | |
• Land1 | 15.56 km2 (6.01 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Population2 | 585 |
• Population2 Density | 38/km2 (97/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62844 / 62560 |
Elevation |
87–192 m (285–630 ft) (avg. 97 m or 318 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. |
Verchocq is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Verchocq is located 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer at the D129 and D148 road junction.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 613 | 633 | 577 | 590 | 553 | 523 | 585 |
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 Château, dating from the nineteenth century
- The remains of an earlier castle.
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the seventeenth century.
- Two chapels and another church in the hamlet of Rollez.
See also
References
External links
- History of Verchocq (French)
- Verchocq on the Quid website (French)
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