Landrethun-le-Nord

Landrethun-le-Nord
Landrethun-le-Nord

Coordinates: 50°50′53″N 1°47′05″E / 50.8481°N 1.7847°E / 50.8481; 1.7847Coordinates: 50°50′53″N 1°47′05″E / 50.8481°N 1.7847°E / 50.8481; 1.7847
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 (20082014) Émile Petit
Area1 7.7 km2 (3.0 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,132
  Density 150/km2 (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
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population5396257447078539061132
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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