Wacquinghen
Wacquinghen
Wakingem | |
|---|---|
 The church of Wacquinghen | |
Location of Wacquinghen  | |
  Wacquinghen  Wacquinghen | |
| Coordinates: 50°47′00″N 1°40′00″E / 50.7833°N 1.6667°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Desvres |
| Intercommunality | Terre des Deux Caps |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Denis Gavois[1] |
| Area 1 | 2.47 km2 (0.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 259 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62867 /62250 |
| Elevation | 32–96 m (105–315 ft) (avg. 61 m or 200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Wacquinghen (French pronunciation: [wakɛ̃ɡɑ̃]; West Flemish: Wakingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography[edit]
Wacquinghen is situated some 7 miles (11 km) north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D233e and D242e3 roads. The A16 autoroute forms the western border of the commune.
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 122 | — |
| 1975 | 124 | +0.23% |
| 1982 | 165 | +4.17% |
| 1990 | 188 | +1.64% |
| 1999 | 236 | +2.56% |
| 2007 | 235 | −0.05% |
| 2012 | 244 | +0.75% |
| 2017 | 262 | +1.43% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest[edit]
- The church of St. Antoine, dating from the twentieth century.
- An eighteenth-century chateau.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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