Dennebrœucq

Dennebrœucq is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The medieval Flemish placename used to be Denebroek[2]

Dennebrœucq
The church of Dennebrœucq
Coat of arms
Location of Dennebrœucq
Dennebrœucq
Dennebrœucq
Coordinates: 50°34′27″N 2°09′14″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonFruges
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Christian Crunelle
Area
1
3.73 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
389
  Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62267 /62560
Elevation53–140 m (174–459 ft)
(avg. 70 m or 230 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The village spreads along the D159 road, 12 miles (19 km) south of Saint-Omer.

Map of the commune and adjacent places

History

Dennebrœucq is home to the adventure playground Dennlys Parc, created in 1983 on the site of the old watermill.

Population

Historical population of Dennebrœucq
Year196219681975198219901999
Population263279257269310314
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Leger, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The nineteenth century chapel.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Dennebrœucq/Denebroek: proussel.voila.net Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine


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