Wanquetin

Wanquetin
Commune
The town hall of Wanquetin
Location of Wanquetin
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Coordinates: 50°16′36″N2°36′57″E / 50.2767°N 2.6158°E / 50.2767; 2.6158
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality	Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Emmanuel Ioos [1]
Area 1	10.18 km2 (3.93 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]	727
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Wanquetin (French pronunciation: [wɑ̃ktɛ̃] ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. ^[3]

Geography

Wanquetin is situated some 7.5 miles (12 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D59 and the D7 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	560	—
1975	602	+1.04%
1982	642	+0.92%
1990	682	+0.76%
1999	639	−0.72%
2007	687	+0.91%
2012	714	+0.77%
2017	719	+0.14%
Source: INSEE [4]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the eighteenth century
• A nineteenth-century Protestant church
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• The CWGC communal cemetery
• The CWGC communal cemetery extension
• Official website (in French)