Bléquin

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Bléquin
Belken
Commune
The church of Bléquin
The church of Bléquin
Coat of arms of Bléquin
Coat of arms
Location of Bléquin
Map
(2020–2026)
Jean Gardin[1]
Area
1
8.69 km2 (3.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
487
 • Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62140 /62380
Elevation98–208 m (322–682 ft)
(avg. 115 m or 377 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bléquin (French pronunciation: [blekɛ̃]; West Flemish: Belken) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]

Geography

A village situated 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, on the D202 road.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 471—    
1975 395−2.48%
1982 363−1.20%
1990 368+0.17%
1999 339−0.91%
2009 404+1.77%
2014 500+4.36%
2020 492−0.27%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

  • The nineteenth-century church of St. Omer.
  • The ruins of a 13th-century chateau.

See also

References

  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
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