Landrethun-le-Nord

Landrethun-le-Nord
Commune
A general view of Landrethun-le-Nord

Coat of arms
Landrethun-le-Nord
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Landrethun-le-Nord
Coordinates: 50°50′53″N 1°47′05″E / 50.8481°N 1.7847°E / 50.8481; 1.7847Coordinates: 50°50′53″N 1°47′05″E / 50.8481°N 1.7847°E / 50.8481; 1.7847
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton Desvres
Intercommunality Communauté de communes de la Terre des Deux Caps
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Émile Petit
Area1 7.7 km2 (3.0 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,132
 • Density 150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62487 /62250
Elevation 57–133 m (187–436 ft)
(avg. 116 m or 381 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.

Landrethun-le-Nord is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A farming village situated some 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D243 and D231 roads.

History

The area was severely bombed during 1944 as the Germans chose this commune to host the V-3 cannon launch site during World War II.

Population

Historical population of Landrethun-le-Nord
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population5396257447078539061132
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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