Hocquinghen

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Hocquinghen
Coat of arms of Hocquinghen
Hocquinghen (France)
Hocquinghen
region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Calais
Canton Calais-2
Community association Pays d'Opale
Coordinates 50 ° 46 ′  N , 1 ° 56 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 46 ′  N , 1 ° 56 ′  E
height 63-115 m
surface 1.94 km 2
Residents 112 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 58 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 62850
INSEE code

Town hall (Mairie) in Hocquinghen

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Hocquinghen ( Flemish : Hokkingem ) is a French commune of 112 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 Calais and the canton of Calais-2 (until 2015: canton of Guînes ).

geography

Hocquinghen is about 15 kilometers south of Calais . The municipality is part of the Caps et Marais d'Opale Regional Nature Park .

Hocquinghen is surrounded by the neighboring communities Licques in the north, Rebergues in the east and northeast, Surques in the south and southwest, Bainghen in the west and southwest and Herbinghen in the west and northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 119 97 86 74 85 100 101 112
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Omer church from the 15th century
  • 18th century rectory
  • 19th century castle

Web links

Commons : Hocquinghen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ De Nederlanden in Frankrijk, Jozef van Overstraeten, 1969