Beuvrequen
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Beuvrequen |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Marquise |
| Intercommunality | Terre des Deux Caps |
| Mayor | Alain Barré (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 3–93 m (9.8–305 ft) (avg. 57 m or 187 ft) |
| Land area1 | 4.75 km2 (1.83 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 405 (2009) |
| - Density | 85 /km2 (220 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62125/ 62250 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 50°48′11″N 1°40′00″E / 50.8031°N 1.6667°E
Beuvrequen is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.
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Geography [edit]
A farming commune, some 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D241 and the D241e roads, by the banks of the river Slack. The A26 autoroute passes through the commune, forming its southeastern border.
Population [edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 234 | — |
| 1968 | 237 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 313 | +32.1% |
| 1982 | 306 | −2.2% |
| 1990 | 322 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 392 | +21.7% |
| 2009 | 405 | +3.3% |
Sights [edit]
- The windmill de René.
- The church of St. Maxime, dating from the sixteenth century.
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References [edit]
External links [edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Beuvrequen |
- Beuvrequen on the Quid website (French)
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