Acquin-Westbécourt

Acquin-Westbécourt
Acquin-Westbécourt
Commune
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	Coordinates: 50°43′41″N 2°05′24″E / 50.7281°N 2.09°ECoordinates: 50°43′41″N 2°05′24″E / 50.7281°N 2.09°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Mathieu Pruvost
Area 1	14.29 km2 (5.52 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	821
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62008 /62380
Elevation	60–178 m (197–584 ft) ; (avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Acquin-Westbécourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

Geography[]

A village, located 9 miles (15 km) west of Saint-Omer, at the D225 and D208 crossroads. Seven hamlets are found within the commune: Le val d'Acquin, Lauwerdal, Nordal, Le Poovre, Westbécourt, Merzoil et and La Wattine. A large has been created in the area, of great ecological interest.^[3]

History[]

First mentioned by the name of "Atcona" in the 10th century. Acquin and Westbécourt were joined as a single commune on 1 January 1974.

Population[]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2005	637	—
2006	647	+1.6%
2007	665	+2.8%
2008	671	+0.9%
2009	678	+1.0%
2010	684	+0.9%
2011	698	+2.0%
2012	713	+2.1%
2013	742	+4.1%
2014	770	+3.8%
2015	799	+3.8%
2016	814	+1.9%

Sights[]

The church of St.Pétronille, dating from the sixteenth century.
The church of St. Eloi at Westbécourt, dating from the Middle Ages.

References[]

INSEE commune file

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
^ http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000018217161&dateTexte Décret n° 2008-219 du 5 mars 2008 créant la réserve naturelle nationale de la grotte et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (Pas-de-Calais)

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[2] "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

[3] ttp://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000018217161&dateTexte Décret n° 2008-219 du 5 mars 2008 créant la réserve naturelle nationale de la grotte et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (Pas-de-Calais)

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