Verlincthun

Verlincthun
Verlincthun
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Verlincthun
Coordinates: 50°37′46″N 1°40′46″E / 50.6294°N 1.6794°ECoordinates: 50°37′46″N 1°40′46″E / 50.6294°N 1.6794°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Samer
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Samer et environs
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Christian Harlé
Area^1	7.02 km^2 (2.71 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	364
• Density	52/km^2 (130/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62845 / 62830
Elevation	24–171 m (79–561 ft) (avg. 64 m or 210 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.

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

Geography

Verlincthun is situated some 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D215 and D239 roads..

Population

Historical population of Verlincthun

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	266	278	245	263	298	311	364
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.Wulmer, dating from the sixteenth century.
• Traces of a feudal castle.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Verlincthun on the Quid website (French)