Verchocq
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region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Montreuil | |
Canton | Lumbres | |
Community association | Haut Pays du Montreuillois | |
Coordinates | 50 ° 34 ' N , 2 ° 2' E | |
height | 87-192 m | |
surface | 15.56 km 2 | |
Residents | 645 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 41 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 62560 | |
INSEE code | 62844 |
Verchocq ( Flemish : Everkok ) is a French municipality with 645 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France (before 2016: Nord-Pas-de-Calais ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Montreuil and the canton of Lumbres (until 2015: canton of Hucqueliers ).
geography
Verchocq is located about 34 kilometers southeast of Boulogne-sur-Mer on the Aa . Neighboring municipalities of Verchocq are Rumilly in the north and north-west, Renty in the north and east, Coupelle-Vieille in the east and south-east, Créquy in the south and Herly in the west and south-west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 653 | 633 | 577 | 590 | 553 | 523 | 574 | 650 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 16th / 17th centuries century
- L'Immaculée-Conception church in Rollez from 1864
- Notre-Dame chapel from the 16th century
- Gournay Chapel from 1778
- Remains of the old castle
- Castle from 1810
Personalities
- Pierre de La Gorce (1846–1934), historian, buried here
Web links
Commons : Verchocq - collection of images, videos and audio files