Hocquinghen

Summary

Hocquinghen (French pronunciation: [ɔkɛ̃ɡɑ̃]; Dutch: Hokkingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Hocquinghen
The road into Hocquinghen
The road into Hocquinghen
Coat of arms of Hocquinghen
Location of Hocquinghen
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Hocquinghen
Hocquinghen
Hocquinghen is located in Hauts-de-France
Hocquinghen
Hocquinghen
Coordinates: 50°46′10″N 1°56′20″E / 50.7694°N 1.9389°E / 50.7694; 1.9389
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementCalais
CantonCalais-2
IntercommunalityCC Pays d'Opale
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurent Defachelles[1]
Area
1
1.94 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
114
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62455 /62850
Elevation63–115 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.

Geography edit

A very small farming village located 13 miles (19 km) south of Calais, on the D215 and D206E crossroads.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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]

Places of interest edit

  • The church of St. Omer, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The nineteenth-century chateau.
  • An eighteenth-century presbytery.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE