Verchocq

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Coordinates: 50°33′55″N 2°02′11″E / 50.5652777778, 2.03638888889

Commune of Verchocq
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Hucqueliers
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton d'Hucqueliers et environs
Mayor	Josse Nempont (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	87 m–192 m (avg. 97 m)
Land area¹	15,56 km²
Population² (1999)	523
- Density	33/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62844/ 62560
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.

Verchocq 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 located 15 miles (24km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer at the D129 and D148 road junction.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
613	633	577	590	553	523
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The Château, dating from the 19th century
• The remains of an earlier castle.
• The church of St.Martin, dating from the 17th century.
• Two chapels and another church in the hamlet of Rollez.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• History of Verchocq (French)
• Verchocq on the Insee website (French)
• Verchocq on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 29th 2008.