Beuvrequen

Beuvrequen
Commune
The church of Beuvrequen

Coat of arms
Beuvrequen
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Beuvrequen
Coordinates: 50°48′11″N 1°40′00″E / 50.8031°N 1.6667°E / 50.8031; 1.6667Coordinates: 50°48′11″N 1°40′00″E / 50.8031°N 1.6667°E / 50.8031; 1.6667
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton Desvres
Intercommunality CC Terre des Deux Caps
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Alain Barré
Area1 4.75 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 405
 • Density 85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62125 /62250
Elevation 3–93 m (9.8–305.1 ft)
(avg. 57 m or 187 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.

Beuvrequen is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Geography

A farming commune, some 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D241 and the D241e roads, by the banks of the river Slack. The A16 autoroute passes through the commune, forming its southeastern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962234—    
1968237+1.3%
1975313+32.1%
1982306−2.2%
1990322+5.2%
1999392+21.7%
2009405+3.3%

Sights

  • The windmill de René.
  • The church of St. Maxime, dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

References


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