Verchocq

Verchocq
Verchocq
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Verchocq
Coordinates: 50°33′55″N 2°02′11″E / 50.5653°N 2.0364°E / 50.5653; 2.0364Coordinates: 50°33′55″N 2°02′11″E / 50.5653°N 2.0364°E / 50.5653; 2.0364
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Hucqueliers
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton d'Hucqueliers et environs
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Josse Nempont
Area1	15.56 km2 (6.01 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	585
• Density	38/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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 Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

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

Population

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Verchocq.

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