Alquines

Alquines (French pronunciation: [alkin]; West Flemish: Alken) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.[3]

Alquines
Alken
Commune
The church of Alquines
Coat of arms
Location of Alquines
Alquines
Alquines
Coordinates: 50°44′28″N 1°59′35″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonLumbres
IntercommunalityPays de Lumbres
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marie Allouchery[1]
Area
1
10.51 km2 (4.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
991
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62024 /62850
Elevation83–211 m (272–692 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A town located 18 miles (29 km) east of Boulogne-sur-Mer, at the junction of the D216 with the D191 road, by the banks of the river Hem.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 606—    
1975 613+0.16%
1982 675+1.39%
1990 745+1.24%
1999 751+0.09%
2009 865+1.42%
2014 972+2.36%
2020 994+0.37%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights
  • The sixteenth century church.
  • Remains of a feudal motte.
  • The Chapel de Fromentel.
  • The war memorial.

Transport

The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station serving Alquines and Boiusson in 1881.[5] The railway was closed in 1955.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 31.
  6. Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, pp. 281–82.

Sources
  • Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-679-5.
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