Alquines
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer | |
| Canton | Lumbres | |
| Community association | Pays de Lumbres | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 44 ′ N , 2 ° 0 ′ E | |
| height | 83-211 m | |
| surface | 10.51 km 2 | |
| Residents | 999 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 95 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62850 | |
| INSEE code | 62024 | |
| Website | http://www.alquines.net/ | |
Alquines is a French municipality with 999 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France (formerly Nord-Pas-de-Calais ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Omer and the canton of Lumbres .
geography
Alquines is about 18 kilometers west of Saint-Omer . The municipality is part of the Caps et Marais d'Opale Regional Nature Park . Neighboring communities of Alquines are Journy in the north, Quercamps in the northeast, Bouvelinghem in the east, Coulomby in the south, Quesques and Escœuilles in the southwest and Haut-Loquin in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 660 | 606 | 613 | 675 | 745 | 751 | 859 | 940 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Nicolas church
- Remains of a hill fort
- Fromentel Chapel
Web links
Commons : Alquines - collection of images, videos and audio files
