Wanquetin

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

Wanquetin
Commune
The town hall of Wanquetin
Location of Wanquetin
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Coordinates: 50°16′36″N 2°36′57″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality	Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Albert Hapka
Area ^1	10.18 km^2 (3.93 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	719
• Density	71/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	681	—
2007	687	+0.9%
2008	684	−0.4%
2009	691	+1.0%
2010	699	+1.2%
2011	706	+1.0%
2012	714	+1.1%
2013	717	+0.4%
2014	722	+0.7%
2015	721	−0.1%
2016	720	−0.1%

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

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• The CWGC communal cemetery
• The CWGC communal cemetery extension
• Website of the Communauté de Communes du Val du Gy (in French)