Verton

Verton
Verton
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Verton
Coordinates: 50°24′10″N 1°39′00″E / 50.4028°N 1.65°E / 50.4028; 1.65Coordinates: 50°24′10″N 1°39′00″E / 50.4028°N 1.65°E / 50.4028; 1.65
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Berck
Intercommunality	Opale Sud
Government
• Mayor	Denis Feron
Area1	11.06 km2 (4.27 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	2,294
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62849 / 62180
Elevation	2–53 m (6.6–173.9 ft) (avg. 12 m or 39 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.

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

Geography

Verton is located 6 miles (9 km) southwest of Montreuil-sur-Mer at the D143 and D303 road junction, and 3 miles (5 km) from the coast, at the bay of the Authie.

Population

Places of interest

• The château, dating from the fifteenth century
• The watermill
• The church of St.Michel, dating from the fourteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Verton.

• Verton on the Quid website (French)