Coordinates: 50°43′41″N 2°05′24″E / 50.7280555556°N 2.09°E
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Commune of Acquin-Westbécourt |
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| Location | |
  Acquin-Westbécourt
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region |  Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department |  Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement |  Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Lumbres |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lumbres |
| Mayor | Hubert Maillot |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 60–178 m (200–580 ft) (avg. 80 m/260 ft) |
| Land area1 | 14.29 km2 (5.52 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 625 (1999) |
| - Density | 44 /km² (110 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62008/ 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. | |
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Acquin-Westbécourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
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Geography
A village, located 9 miles (15 km) west of Saint-Omer, at the D225 and D208 crossroads. Seven hamlets are found within the commune: Le val d'Acquin, Lauwerdal, Nordal, Le Poovre, Westbécourt, Merzoil et and La Wattine. A large regional nature reserve has been created in the area, of great ecological interest.[1]
History
First mentioned by the name of "Atcona" in the 10th century. Acquin and Westbécourt were joined as a single commune on the 1st of January 1974.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 626 | 639 | 571 | 559 | 617 | 625 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Pétronille, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The church of St.Eloi at Westbécourt, dating from the Middle Ages.
See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
- ^ http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000018217161&dateTexte Décret n° 2008-219 du 5 mars 2008 créant la réserve naturelle nationale de la grotte et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (Pas-de-Calais)
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