Verchin

Verchin
Coat of arms
Verchin
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Verchin
Coordinates: 50°29′43″N 2°11′07″E / 50.4953°N 2.1853°ECoordinates: 50°29′43″N 2°11′07″E / 50.4953°N 2.1853°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Fruges
Intercommunality	Canton de Fruges et environs
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gilles De Lencquesaing
Area^1	10.68 km^2 (4.12 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	194
• Density	18/km^2 (47/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62843 / 62310
Elevation	88–171 m (289–561 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 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.

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

Geography

Verchin is located 20 miles (32 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D93 road.

Population

The inhabitants are called Verchinois.

Historical population of Verchin

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	302	303	276	250	220	220	194
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 Château, dating from the sixteenth century
• The seventeenth century presbytery.
• The flamboyant gothic church of St. Omer, dating from the seventeenth century, with its twisted spire, caused by the use of unseasoned timber.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Verchin on the Quid website (French)