Wanquetin

Wanquetin
Wanquetin

Coordinates: 50°16′36″N 2°36′57″E / 50.2767°N 2.6158°E / 50.2767; 2.6158Coordinates: 50°16′36″N 2°36′57″E / 50.2767°N 2.6158°E / 50.2767; 2.6158
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Beaumetz-lès-Loges
Intercommunality Val de Gy
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Michel Hanot
Area1 10.18 km2 (3.93 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 695
  Density 68/km2 (180/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62874 / 62123
Elevation 82–141 m (269–463 ft)
(avg. 91 m or 299 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.

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

Geography

Wanquetin is situated some 7.5 miles (12.1 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D59 and the D7 roads.

Population

Historical population of Wanquetin
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population540560602642682639695
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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