Bléquin

Bléquin
Belken
Commune
The church of Bléquin
The church of Bléquin
Coat of arms of Bléquin
Coat of arms
Location of Bléquin
Bléquin is located in France
Bléquin
Bléquin
Bléquin is located in Hauts-de-France
Bléquin
Bléquin
Coordinates: 50°39′51″N 1°59′24″E / 50.6642°N 1.99°E / 50.6642; 1.99
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonLumbres
IntercommunalityPays de Lumbres
Government
 • Mayor (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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