Tubersent

Tubersent
Commune
The church of Tubersent
Tubersent
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Tubersent
Coordinates: 50°31′14″N 1°42′19″E / 50.5206°N 1.7053°E / 50.5206; 1.7053Coordinates: 50°31′14″N 1°42′19″E / 50.5206°N 1.7053°E / 50.5206; 1.7053
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Montreuil
Canton Étaples
Intercommunality CA Deux Baies en Montreuillois
Government
 • Mayor Jean Liebaert
Area1 6.9 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 526
 • Density 76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62832 /62630
Elevation 2–105 m (6.6–344.5 ft)
(avg. 14 m or 46 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.

Tubersent is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

History

First mentioned in the 9th century as "Thorbodessem" (or "Thornbodeshem" in 877), the place later (1097) was called "Turbodessem".

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Etienne, dating from the sixteenth century
  • Site of a battle between Ligueurs and royalists in 1591.
  • Motte of an old castle.
  • A farm dating from the eighteenth century (1735).
  • A water mill.

Geography

Tubersent is located 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D145 road.

Map of the commune and adjacent places

Population

Historical population of Tubersent
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population309318287351448472526
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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