Hernicourt

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

Hernicourt
The Ternoise at Hernicourt
Coat of arms
Location of Hernicourt
Hernicourt
Hernicourt
Coordinates: 50°24′21″N 2°18′27″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonSaint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
IntercommunalityCC Ternois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Henri Boitel
Area
1
9.85 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
567
  Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62442 /62130
Elevation65–149 m (213–489 ft)
(avg. 73 m or 240 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 commune made up of three farming villages (Sautricourt, St.Martin and Hernicourt) that surround the neighbouring commune of Wavrans-sur-Ternoise. Situated 2.5 miles (4 km) north of St.Pol and 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Arras, on the D99 and the D343 roads.

Population

Historical population of Hernicourt
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population369373378395416423446
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 at Hernicourt, rebuilt in the 19th century.
  • The medieval church of St.Martin.
  • Evidence of an old castle at Sautricourt.
  • A watermill.

See also

References

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


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