Wacquinghen Wakingem | |
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 The church of Wacquinghen | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Wacquinghen | |
  Wacquinghen  Wacquinghen | |
| Coordinates:50°47′00″N1°40′00″E / 50.7833°N 1.6667°E /50.7833; 1.6667 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Desvres |
| Intercommunality | Terre des Deux Caps |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Denis Gavois[1] |
Area 1 | 2.47 km2 (0.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 261 |
| • Density | 106/km2 (274/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62867 /62250 |
| Elevation | 32–96 m (105–315 ft) (avg. 61 m or 200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Wacquinghen (French pronunciation:[wakɛ̃ɡɑ̃];West Flemish:Wakingem) is acommune in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment in theHauts-de-France region ofFrance.[3]
Wacquinghen is situated some 7 miles (11 km) north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D233e and D242e3 roads. TheA16 autoroute forms the western border of the commune.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 122 | — |
| 1975 | 124 | +0.23% |
| 1982 | 165 | +4.17% |
| 1990 | 188 | +1.64% |
| 1999 | 236 | +2.56% |
| 2007 | 235 | −0.05% |
| 2012 | 244 | +0.75% |
| 2017 | 262 | +1.43% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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