Verquin

Verquin

Werkin
Verquin Werkin
Commune
	The town hall of Verquin
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	Coordinates: 50°30′11″N 2°38′27″E / 50.5031°N 2.6408°ECoordinates: 50°30′11″N 2°38′27″E / 50.5031°N 2.6408°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Beuvry
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Tassez
Area 1	3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	3,476
• Density	940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62848 /62131
Elevation	25–52 m (82–171 ft) ; (avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Verquin (West Flemish: Werkin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

An ex-coalmining town, Verquin is situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Béthune centre and 24 miles (38.6 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D941, D937 and D72 roads. The A26 autoroute passes through the middle of the commune.

Population[]

Historical population of Verquin
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	3090	3393	3242	3385	3453	3248	3239
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest[]

The church of St. Amé, dating from the sixteenth century.
The war memorial.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

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.

External links[]

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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.

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