Wacquinghen
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| Wacquinghen | |
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  Wacquinghen | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Wacquinghen | |
| Coordinates: 50°47′00″N 1°40′00″E / 50.7833°N 1.6667°ECoordinates: 50°47′00″N 1°40′00″E / 50.7833°N 1.6667°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Marquise |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Terre des Deux Caps |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Denis Gavois |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 2.47 km2 (0.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Population2 | 235 |
| • Population2 Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62867 / 62250 |
| Elevation |
32–96 m (105–315 ft) (avg. 61 m or 200 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. | |
Wacquinghen is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Wacquinghen is situated some 7 miles (11 km) north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D233e and D242e3 roads. The A1 autoroute forms the western border of the commune.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 108 | 122 | 124 | 165 | 188 | 236 | 235 |
| 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.Antoine, dating from the twentieth century.
- An eighteenth-century chateau.
See also
References
External links
- Wacquinghen on the Quid website (French)
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