21 Aug, 2019
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Hocquinghen
Hocquinghen (French pronunciation: [ɔkɛ̃ɡɑ̃]; Dutch: Hokkingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A very small farming village located 13 miles (19 km) south of Calais, on the D215 and D206E crossroads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 97 | — |
| 1975 | 86 | −1.70% |
| 1982 | 74 | −2.12% |
| 1990 | 85 | +1.75% |
| 1999 | 100 | +1.82% |
| 2007 | 101 | +0.12% |
| 2012 | 114 | +2.45% |
| 2017 | 112 | −0.35% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Transport
The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station serving Hocquinghen and Herbinghen on 22 April 1900. Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935. They were reinstated in November 1942. The CF de BB closed in 1948.
Places of interest
- The church of St. Omer, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The nineteenth-century chateau.
- An eighteenth-century presbytery.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 139.
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 239.
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 248.
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 276.
Sources
- Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-554-5.
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