Verchocq

Verchocq is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Verchocq
Commune
The church of Verchocq
Location of Verchocq
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Coordinates: 50°33′55″N 2°02′11″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	CC Haut Pays du Montreuillois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Huguet[1]
Area ^1	15.56 km^2 (6.01 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	645
• Density	41/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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

Population

Historical population of Verchocq

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	613	633	577	590	553	523	585
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 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

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• History of Verchocq (in French)