Hocquinghen
Hocquinghen | |
|---|---|
 The road into Hocquinghen | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hocquinghen  | |
  Hocquinghen  Hocquinghen | |
| Coordinates:50°46′10″N1°56′20″E/ 50.7694°N 1.9389°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| Canton | Calais-2 |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays d'Opale |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Laurent Defachelles[1] |
| Area 1 | 1.94 km2(0.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 114 |
| • Density | 59/km2(150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62455/62850 |
| Elevation | 63–115 m (207–377 ft) (avg. 81 m or 266 ft) |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Hocquinghen(French pronunciation:[ɔkɛ̃ɡɑ̃];Dutch:Hokkingem) is acommunein thePas-de-Calaisdepartmentin theHauts-de-Franceregion ofFrance.[3]
Geography
[edit]A very small farming village located 13 miles (19 km) south ofCalais,on the D215 and D206E crossroads.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 97 | — |
| 1975 | 86 | −1.70% |
| 1982 | 74 | −2.12% |
| 1990 | 85 | +1.75% |
| 1999 | 100 | +1.82% |
| 2007 | 101 | +0.12% |
| 2012 | 114 | +2.45% |
| 2017 | 112 | −0.35% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Transport
[edit]TheChemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues(CF de BB) opened a station serving Hocquinghen andHerbinghenon 22 April 1900.[5]Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.[6]They were reinstated in November 1942.[7]The CF de BB closed in 1948.[8]
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St. Omer, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The nineteenth-century chateau.
- An eighteenth-centurypresbytery.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires".data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises(in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^INSEE commune file
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
- ^Farebrother & Farebrother 2008,p. 139.
- ^Farebrother & Farebrother 2008,p. 239.
- ^Farebrother & Farebrother 2008,p. 248.
- ^Farebrother & Farebrother 2008,p. 276.
Sources
[edit]- Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008).Tortillards of Artois.Usk: The Oakwood Press.ISBN978-0-85361-554-5.
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