Bléquin
| Bléquin | ||
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  Bléquin | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Bléquin | ||
| Coordinates: 50°39′51″N 1°59′24″E / 50.6642°N 1.99°ECoordinates: 50°39′51″N 1°59′24″E / 50.6642°N 1.99°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer | |
| Canton | Lumbres | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lumbres | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gérard Denquin | |
| Area1 | 8.69 km2 (3.36 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 404 | |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62140 / 62380 | |
| Elevation |
98–208 m (322–682 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 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. | ||
Bléquin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.
Geography
A village situated 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, on theD202 road.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 429 | — |
| 1968 | 471 | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 395 | −16.1% |
| 1982 | 363 | −8.1% |
| 1990 | 368 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 339 | −7.9% |
| 2009 | 404 | +19.2% |
Sights
- The nineteenth-century church of St. Omer.
- The ruins of a 13th-century chateau.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bléquin. |
- Bléquin on the Quid website (French)