Dennebrœucq

Dennebrœucq
Commune
The church of Dennebrœucq

Coat of arms
Dennebrœucq
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Dennebrœucq
Coordinates: 50°34′27″N 2°09′14″E / 50.5742°N 2.1539°E / 50.5742; 2.1539Coordinates: 50°34′27″N 2°09′14″E / 50.5742°N 2.1539°E / 50.5742; 2.1539
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Canton Fruges
Intercommunality Pays de Saint-Omer
Government
 • Mayor Marcel Lapouille
Area1 3.73 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 314
 • Density 84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62267 /62560
Elevation 53–140 m (174–459 ft)
(avg. 70 m or 230 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.

Dennebrœucq is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The medieval Flemish placename used to be Denebroek[1]

Geography

The village spreads along the D159 road, 12 miles (19 km) south of Saint-Omer.

Map of the commune and adjacent places

History

Dennebrœucq is home to the adventure playground Dennlys Parc, created in 1983 on the site of the old watermill.

Population

Historical population of Dennebrœucq
Year196219681975198219901999
Population263279257269310314
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Leger, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The nineteenth century chapel.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dennebrœucq/Denebroek: proussel.voila.net
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