Mentque-Nortbécourt

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

Mentque-Nortbécourt
Commune
Eighteenth-century windmill
Coat of arms
Location of Mentque-Nortbécourt
Mentque-Nortbécourt
Mentque-Nortbécourt
Coordinates: 50°47′01″N 2°05′06″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonSaint-Omer
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
 • MayorJean-Marie Beclin
Area
1
10.78 km2 (4.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
651
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62567 /62890
Elevation53–163 m (174–535 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

Mentque-Nortbécourt lies about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D221 and D220 roads. The two villages were joined as one commune in 1819.

Population
Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
448450404426446449530
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest
  • The Nortbécourt or Lebriez windmill was built on limestone rubble foundations in 1714, according to an inscription on a stone inside the tower. In 1897, it became the property of Alphonse Lebriez, who was the miller until the cessation of activity in 1950. In 1964, Michel Hoyez bought the mill and saved it from ruin. It has been included in the inventory of Historic Monuments since 1977. The sails were rebuilt in December 1981 but remain fixed and cannot rotate. One of them was hit by lightning.
Mentque church
  • The church of St. Wandrille at Nortbécourt, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The Château of Inglinghen.
  • The church of St.Leger at Mentque, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The remains of a feudal motte of 25m diameter.

See also

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


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