Hocquinghen
Hocquinghen | |
|---|---|
_city_limit_sign.JPG) The road into Hocquinghen | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hocquinghen | |
  Hocquinghen  Hocquinghen | |
| 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) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 116 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62455 /62850 |
| Elevation | 63–115 m (207–377 ft) (avg. 81 m or 266 ft) |
| 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
| 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% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Transport
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Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station serving Hocquinghen and Herbinghen on 22 April 1900.[5] Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.[6] They were reinstated in November 1942.[7] The CF de BB closed in 1948.[8]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
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 139.
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 239.
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 248.
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 276.
Sources
- 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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