Verlincthun

Verlincthun
Commune
The church of Verlincthun
Verlincthun
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Verlincthun
Coordinates: 50°37′46″N 1°40′46″E / 50.6294°N 1.6794°E / 50.6294; 1.6794Coordinates: 50°37′46″N 1°40′46″E / 50.6294°N 1.6794°E / 50.6294; 1.6794
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton Desvres
Intercommunality CC Desvres-Samer
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Christian Harlé
Area1 7.02 km2 (2.71 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 364
  Density 52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62845 /62830
Elevation 24–171 m (79–561 ft)
(avg. 64 m or 210 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.

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

Geography

Verlincthun is situated some 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D215 and D239 roads..

Population

Historical population of Verlincthun
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population266278245263298311364
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Wulmer, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • Traces of a feudal castle.

See also

References


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