Hernicourt

Hernicourt
Hernicourt
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Hernicourt
Coordinates: 50°24′21″N 2°18′27″E / 50.4058°N 2.3075°ECoordinates: 50°24′21″N 2°18′27″E / 50.4058°N 2.3075°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Saint-Polois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Henri Boitel
Area^1	9.85 km^2 (3.80 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	446
• Density	45/km^2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62442 / 62130
Elevation	65–149 m (213–489 ft) (avg. 73 m or 240 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.

Hernicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A commune made up of three farming villages (Sautricourt, St.Martin and Hernicourt) that surround the neighbouring commune of Wavrans-sur-Ternoise. Situated 2.5 miles (4 km) north of St.Pol and 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Arras, on the D99 and the D343 roads.

Population

Historical population of Hernicourt

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	369	373	378	395	416	423	446
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.Vaast at Hernicourt, rebuilt in the 19th century.
• The medieval church of St.Martin.
• Evidence of an old castle at Sautricourt.
• A watermill.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Hernicourt on the Quid website (French)