Verquin

Verquin
Verquin
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Verquin
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Béthune-Sud
Intercommunality	Artois Comm.
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Thierry Tassez
Area1	3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	3,239
• Density	880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62848 / 62131
Elevation	25–52 m (82–171 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 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.

Verquin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

An ex-coalmining town, Verquin is situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Béthune centre and 24 miles (38.6 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D941, D937 and D72 roads. The A26 autoroute passes through the middle of the commune.

Population

Historical population of Verquin

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	3090	3393	3242	3385	3453	3248	3239
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 church of St.Amé, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The war memorial.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• www.ville-verquin.fr
• The CWGC graves in the commune’s cemetery
• Verquin on the Quid website (French)