Saint-Folquin
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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Saint-Folquin
Sint-Volkwin | |
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The town hall of Saint-Folquin | |
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Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Calais |
Canton | Marck |
Intercommunality | CC Région d'Audruicq |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Engrand |
Area 1 | 17.95 km2 (6.93 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 2,303 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/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. |
Saint-Folquin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃fɔlkɛ̃]; West Flemish: 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.
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[]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,335 | — |
1975 | 1,383 | +0.51% |
1982 | 1,754 | +3.45% |
1990 | 1,973 | +1.48% |
1999 | 2,062 | +0.49% |
2007 | 2,267 | +1.19% |
2012 | 2,167 | −0.90% |
2017 | 2,248 | +0.74% |
Source: INSEE[2] |
Places of interest[]
- The church of St. Folquin, dating from the sixteenth century
- The motte of a 14th-century castle
See also[]
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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