Dennebrœucq

Dennebrœucq
Coat of arms
Dennebrœucq
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Dennebrœucq
Coordinates: 50°34′27″N 2°09′14″E / 50.5742°N 2.1539°ECoordinates: 50°34′27″N 2°09′14″E / 50.5742°N 2.1539°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fauquembergues
Intercommunality	Canton of Fauquembergues
Area^1	3.73 km^2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	314
• Density	84/km^2 (220/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62267 / 62560
Elevation	53–140 m (174–459 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Dennebrœucq is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. The medieval Flemish placename used to be Denebroek^[1]

Geography

The village spreads along the D159 road, 12 miles (19 km) south of Saint-Omer.

Map of the commune and adjacent places

History

Dennebrœucq is home to the adventure playground Dennlys Parc, created in 1983 on the site of the old watermill.

Population

Historical population of Dennebrœucq

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	263	279	257	269	310	314
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Leger, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The nineteenth century chapel.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. Dennebrœucq/Denebroek: proussel.voila.net

External links

• Dennebroeucq on the Quid website (French)
• Dennlys Parc (French)