Verchocq

Verchocq
Verchocq
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Verchocq
Coordinates: 50°33′55″N 2°02′11″E / 50.5653°N 2.0364°ECoordinates: 50°33′55″N 2°02′11″E / 50.5653°N 2.0364°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Hucqueliers
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton d'Hucqueliers et environs
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Josse Nempont
Area^1	15.56 km^2 (6.01 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	585
• Density	38/km^2 (97/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62844 / 62560
Elevation	87–192 m (285–630 ft) (avg. 97 m or 318 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.

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

Geography

Verchocq is located 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer at the D129 and D148 road junction.

Population

Historical population of Verchocq

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	613	633	577	590	553	523	585
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 nineteenth century
• The remains of an earlier castle.
• The church of St.Martin, dating from the seventeenth century.
• Two chapels and another church in the hamlet of Rollez.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• History of Verchocq (French)
• Verchocq on the Quid website (French)