Hocquinghen
Appearance
Hocquinghen | |
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The road into Hocquinghen | |
Coordinates: 50°46′10″N 1°56′20″E / 50.7694°N 1.9389°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Calais |
Canton | Calais-2 |
Intercommunality | CC Pays d'Opale |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Defachelles[1] |
Area 1 | 1.94 km2 (0.75 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 114 |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62455 /62850 |
Elevation | 63–115 m (207–377 ft) (avg. 81 m or 266 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Hocquinghen (French pronunciation: [ɔkɛ̃ɡɑ̃]; Dutch: Hokkingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
A very small farming village located 13 miles (19 km) south of Calais, on the D215 and D206E crossroads.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1968 | 97 | — |
1975 | 86 | −1.70% |
1982 | 74 | −2.12% |
1990 | 85 | +1.75% |
1999 | 100 | +1.82% |
2007 | 101 | +0.12% |
2012 | 114 | +2.45% |
2017 | 112 | −0.35% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Transport
The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station serving Hocquinghen and Herbinghen on 22 April 1900.[5] Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.[6] They were reinstated in November 1942.[7] The CF de BB closed in 1948.[8]
Places of interest
- The church of St. Omer, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The nineteenth-century chateau.
- An eighteenth-century presbytery.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 139.
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 239.
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 248.
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 276.
Sources
- Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-554-5.
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