Tubersent
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Tubersent | |
| Coordinates: 50°31′14″N 1°42′19″E / 50.5206°N 1.7053°ECoordinates: 50°31′14″N 1°42′19″E / 50.5206°N 1.7053°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil |
| Canton | Étaples |
| Intercommunality | Mer et Terres d'Opale |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean Liebaert |
| Area1 | 6.9 km2 (2.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 526 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62832 / 62630 |
| Elevation |
2–105 m (6.6–344.5 ft) (avg. 14 m or 46 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. | |
Tubersent is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
History
First mentioned in the 9th century as "Thorbodessem" (or "Thornbodeshem" in 877), the place later (1097) was called "Turbodessem".
Places of interest
- The church of St.Etienne, dating from the sixteenth century
- Site of a battle between Ligueurs and royalists in 1591.
- Motte of an old castle.
- A farm dating from the eighteenth century (1735).
- A water mill.
Geography
Tubersent is located 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D145 road.
Map of the commune and adjacent places
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 309 | 318 | 287 | 351 | 448 | 472 | 526 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tubersent. |
- Tubersent on the Quid website (French)