Plague of Equihen

Plague of Equihen
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Outreau
Community association	Boulonnais
Coordinates	50 ° 41 ′ N , 1 ° 34 ′ E Coordinates: 50 ° 41 ′ N , 1 ° 34 ′ E
height	0-96 m
surface	3.81 km 2
Residents	2,738 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	719 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	62224
INSEE code	62300
Website	http://www.ville-equihen-plage.fr/
	; Way to the beach

Équihen-Plage (Dutch: Ekingem ) is a French municipality with 2881 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer and is part of the canton of Outreau . The inhabitants are called the Équihennois .

geography

Équihen-Plage is located on the Opal Coast of the English Channel . The municipality is part of the Caps et Marais d'Opale Regional Nature Park . Neighboring municipalities of Équihen-Plage are Boulogne-sur-Mer in the north and northeast, Outreau in the northeast, Saint-Étienne-au-Mont in the east and southeast and Neufchâtel-Hardelot in the south.

Until the beginning of the 20th century, Équihen remained a small fishing village with a port. In 1939 it became an independent municipality.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	2,530	2,592	2,868	3.164	3,067	2,934	2,944	2,919

The so-called ship houses

The ship houses (also "air cone" - quilles en l'air ): former ships that were turned upside down and converted into houses

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