Verquin

Verquin
Verquin
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Verquin
Coordinates: 50°30′11″N 2°38′27″E / 50.5031°N 2.6408°E / 50.5031; 2.6408Coordinates: 50°30′11″N 2°38′27″E / 50.5031°N 2.6408°E / 50.5031; 2.6408
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Béthune-Sud
Intercommunality	Artois Comm.
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Thierry Tassez
Area1	3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	3,239
• Density	880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62848 / 62131
Elevation	25–52 m (82–171 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 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.

Verquin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

An ex-coalmining town, Verquin is situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Béthune centre and 24 miles (38.6 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D941, D937 and D72 roads. The A26 autoroute passes through the middle of the commune.

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St.Amé, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The war memorial.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Verquin.

• www.ville-verquin.fr
• The CWGC graves in the commune’s cemetery
• Verquin on the Quid website (French)