Gauchin-Verloingt

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

Gauchin-Verloingt
The church of Gauchin-Verloingt
Coat of arms
Location of Gauchin-Verloingt
Gauchin-Verloingt
Gauchin-Verloingt
Coordinates: 50°23′43″N 2°18′47″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonSaint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
IntercommunalityCC Ternois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Michel Saloppe
Area
1
5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
838
  Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62367 /62130
Elevation75–141 m (246–463 ft)
(avg. 85 m or 279 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village situated in the valley of the Ternoise river, 23 miles (37.0 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D343 and the D100 roads.

Population

Historical population of Gauchin-Verloingt
Year196219681975198219901999
Population383396465592801825
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.Vaast, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The chapel at Rocourt, also dating from the seventeenth century.
  • An old farmhouse

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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