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Saint-Folquin

Coordinates: 50°56′49″N 2°07′24″E / 50.9469°N 2.1233°E / 50.9469; 2.1233
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Saint-Folquin
Commune
The town hall of Saint-Folquin
The town hall of Saint-Folquin
Coat of arms of Saint-Folquin
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Folquin
Map
Saint-Folquin is located in France
Saint-Folquin
Saint-Folquin
Saint-Folquin is located in Hauts-de-France
Saint-Folquin
Saint-Folquin
Coordinates: 50°56′49″N 2°07′24″E / 50.9469°N 2.1233°E / 50.9469; 2.1233
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementCalais
CantonMarck
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes de la Région d'Audruicq
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Engrand
Area
1
17.95 km2 (6.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
2,328
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62748 /62370
Elevation0–10 m (0–33 ft)
(avg. 3 m or 9.8 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Folquin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃fɔlkɛ̃]; Dutch: Sint-Volkwin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France named for a 9th-century Christian saint named Folquin.

Geography

Saint-Folquin is located some 8 miles (13 km) east of Calais on the D229 road, just yards from junction 51 of the A16 autoroute.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19681,335—    
19751,383+0.51%
19821,754+3.45%
19901,973+1.48%
19992,062+0.49%
20072,267+1.19%
20122,167−0.90%
20172,248+0.74%
Source: INSEE[2]

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Folquin, dating from the sixteenth century
  • The motte of a 14th-century castle

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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