Hocquinghen
Hocquinghen | |
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_city_limit_sign.JPG) The road into Hocquinghen | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Hocquinghen | |
  Hocquinghen Location within France  Hocquinghen Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°46′10″N 1°56′20″E / 50.7694°N 1.9389°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| Canton | Calais-2 |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays d'Opale |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Defachelles[1] |
Area 1 | 1.94 km2 (0.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 63 m (207 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 118 |
| • Density | 60.8/km2 (158/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62455 /62850 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Hocquinghen (French pronunciation: [ɔkɛ̃ɡɑ̃]; Dutch: Hokkingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] 13 miles (19 km) south of Calais.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 97 | — |
| 1975 | 86 | −1.70% |
| 1982 | 74 | −2.12% |
| 1990 | 85 | +1.75% |
| 1999 | 100 | +1.82% |
| 2007 | 101 | +0.12% |
| 2012 | 114 | +2.45% |
| 2017 | 112 | −0.35% |
| 2023 | 118 | +0.87% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Transport
[edit]The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station serving Hocquinghen and Herbinghen on 22 April 1900.[5] Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.[6] They were reinstated in November 1942.[7] The CF de BB closed in 1948.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 139.
- ↑ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 239.
- ↑ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 248.
- ↑ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 276.
Sources
[edit]- Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-554-5.
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