Alquines

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Coordinates: 50°44′28″N 1°59′35″E / 50.7411111111, 1.99305555556

Commune of Alquines
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Pays de Lumbres
Mayor	Joseph Cucheval
Statistics
Elevation	83 m–211 m (avg. 100 m)
Land area¹	10,51 km²
Population² (1999)	751
- Density	71/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62024/ 62850
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Alquines is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

A town located 18 miles (29km) east of Boulogne-sur-Mer, at the junction of the D216 with the D191 road, by the banks of the Hem river.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
552	606	613	675	745	751
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The 16th century church.
• Remains of a feudal motte.
• The Chapel de Fromentel.
• The war memorial.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Alquines on the Insee website (French)
• Alquines on the Quid website (French)
• Alquines war memorial (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 1st 2008.