Verton

Verton
Commune
The St. Michel Church in Verton
Coat of arms
Location of Verton
Verton Verton
Coordinates: 50°24′10″N 1°39′00″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Berck
Intercommunality	CA Deux Baies en Montreuillois
Government
• Mayor	Denis Feron
Area 1	11.06 km2 (4.27 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,537
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62849 /62180
Elevation	2–53 m (6.6–173.9 ft) (avg. 12 m or 39 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Verton is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Verton is located 6 miles (9 km) southwest of Montreuil-sur-Mer at the D143 and D303 road junction, and 3 miles (5 km) from the coast, at the bay of the Authie.

Population

Historical population of Verton

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	732	746	954	1570	1947	2123	2294
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The château, dating from the fifteenth century
• The watermill
• The church of St. Michel, dating from the fourteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Verton on the Quid website (in French)