Bléquin
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Commune in Hauts-de-France, FranceTemplate:SHORTDESC:Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Bléquin
Belken | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 50°39′51″N 1°59′24″E / 50.6642°N 1.99°E / 50.6642; 1.99Coordinates: 50°39′51″N 1°59′24″E / 50.6642°N 1.99°E / 50.6642; 1.99 | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
Canton | Lumbres |
Intercommunality | Pays de Lumbres |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Gardin[1] |
Area 1 | 8.69 km2 (3.36 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62140 /62380 |
Elevation | 98–208 m (322–682 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bléquin (French pronunciation: [blekɛ̃]; West Flemish: Belken) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[2]
Geography
A village situated 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, on theD202 road.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 429 | — |
1968 | 471 | +9.8% |
1975 | 395 | −16.1% |
1982 | 363 | −8.1% |
1990 | 368 | +1.4% |
1999 | 339 | −7.9% |
2009 | 404 | +19.2% |
Sights
- The nineteenth-century church of St. Omer.
- The ruins of a 13th-century chateau.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ INSEE commune file
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