Saint-Folquin
Saint-Folquin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃fɔlkɛ̃]; Dutch: Sint-Volkwin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France named for a 9th-century Christian saint named Folquin.
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_mairie.JPG) The town hall of Saint-Folquin | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Folquin 
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| Coordinates: 50°56′49″N 2°07′24″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| Canton | Marck |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Région d'Audruicq |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yves Engrand |
| Area 1 | 17.95 km2 (6.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,248 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62748 /62370 |
| Elevation | 0–10 m (0–33 ft) (avg. 3 m or 9.8 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Saint-Folquin is located some 8 miles (13 km) east of Calais on the D229 road, just yards from junction 51 of the A16 autoroute.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 1255 | 1335 | 1383 | 1754 | 1973 | 2062 | 2302 |
| Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Folquin, dating from the sixteenth century
- The motte of a 14th-century castle
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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