Landrethun-le-Nord

Landrethun-le-Nord
Landrethun-le-Nord
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Landrethun-le-Nord
Coordinates: 50°50′53″N 1°47′05″E / 50.8481°N 1.7847°ECoordinates: 50°50′53″N 1°47′05″E / 50.8481°N 1.7847°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Marquise
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la Terre des Deux Caps
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Émile Petit
Area^1	7.7 km^2 (3.0 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	1,132
• Density	150/km^2 (380/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62487 / 62250
Elevation	57–133 m (187–436 ft) (avg. 116 m or 381 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.

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

Geography

A farming village situated some 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D243 and D231 roads.

History

The area was severely bombed during 1944 as the Germans chose this commune to host the V-3 cannon launch site during World War II.

Population

Historical population of Landrethun-le-Nord

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	539	625	744	707	853	906	1132
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.Martin, dating from the twentieth century.
• The Second World War Fortress of Mimoyecques.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Landrethun-le-Nord on the Quid website (French)