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Ruisseauville

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Ruisseauville
Coat of arms of Ruisseauville
Location of Ruisseauville
Map
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementMontreuil
CantonFruges
IntercommunalityCanton of Fruges et environs
Government
 • MayorSerge Pouthe
Area
1
3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
143
 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62726 /62310
Elevation122–145 m (400–476 ft)
(avg. 139 m or 456 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Ruisseauville lies 15 miles (24 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer, just to the south of Fruges, on the D928 road, and is typical of the region.

History

It was liberated in September 1944 by the Polish 1st Armoured Division[1]

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
127 142 147 148 147 121 143
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Nicaise, dating from the seventeenth century

See also

References

  1. ^ WWII