Bléquin

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Coordinates: 50°39′51″N 1°59′24″E / 50.6641666667, 1.99

Commune of Bléquin
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	Gérard Denquin (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	98 m–208 m (avg. 115 m)
Land area¹	8,69 km²
Population² (1999)	339
- Density	39/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62140/ 62380
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.

Bléquin 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 village situated 15 miles (24km) southwest of Saint-Omer, on theD202 road.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
429	471	395	363	368	339
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The 19th century church of St.Omer.
• The ruins of a 13th century château.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Bléquin on the Insee website (French)
• Bléquin on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 6th 2008.