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 |
| Area1 | 15.56 km2 (6.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 585 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (97/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62844 / 62560 |
| Elevation |
87–192 m (285–630 ft) (avg. 97 m or 318 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. | |
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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Verchocq. |
- History of Verchocq (French)
- Verchocq on the Quid website (French)