Acquin-Westbécourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.[3]
Acquin-Westbécourt | |
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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 50°43′41″N 2°05′24″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
Canton | Lumbres |
Intercommunality | Pays de Lumbres |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Mathieu Pruvost[1] |
Area 1 | 14.29 km2 (5.52 sq mi) |
Population | 808 |
• Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62008 /62380 |
Elevation | 60–178 m (197–584 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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 national nature reserve has been created in the area, of great ecological interest.[4]
First mentioned by the name of "Atcona" in the 10th century. Acquin and Westbécourt were joined as a single commune on 1 January 1974.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 639 | — |
1975 | 571 | −1.59% |
1982 | 559 | −0.30% |
1990 | 617 | +1.24% |
1999 | 625 | +0.14% |
2007 | 665 | +0.78% |
2012 | 713 | +1.40% |
2017 | 833 | +3.16% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
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