Verton

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Coordinates: 50°24′10″N 1°39′00″E / 50.4027777778, 1.65

Commune of Verton
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Berck
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes Opale Sud
Mayor	Denis Feron
Statistics
Elevation	2 m–53 m (avg. 12 m)
Land area¹	11,06 km²
Population² (1999)	2123
- Density	191/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62849/ 62180
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.

Verton 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 small town located 6 miles (9km) southwest of Montreuil-sur-Mer at the D143 and D303 road junction, and 3 miles (5km) from the coast, at the bay of the Authie.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
732	746	954	1570	1947	2123
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The château, dating from the 15th century
• The watermill
• The church of St.Michel, dating from the 14th century.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

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

[edit] Notes

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