Alquines

Alquines
Commune
The church of Alquines

Coat of arms
Alquines
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Alquines
Coordinates: 50°44′28″N 1°59′35″E / 50.7411°N 1.9931°E / 50.7411; 1.9931Coordinates: 50°44′28″N 1°59′35″E / 50.7411°N 1.9931°E / 50.7411; 1.9931
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Canton Lumbres
Intercommunality Pays de Lumbres
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Jean-Marie Allouchery
Area1 10.51 km2 (4.06 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 972
 • Density 92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62024 /62850
Elevation 83–211 m (272–692 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 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.

Alquines is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

Geography

A town located 18 miles (29 km) east of Boulogne-sur-Mer, at the junction of the D216 with the D191 road, by the banks of the Hem river.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962552—    
1968606+9.8%
1975613+1.2%
1982675+10.1%
1990745+10.4%
1999751+0.8%
2009865+15.2%

Sights

  • The sixteenth century church.
  • Remains of a feudal motte.
  • The Chapel de Fromentel.
  • The war memorial.

See also

References

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