Saint-Folquin
{{redirect|Saint Folquin|the person|Folcwin}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Saint-Folquin
|native name = Sint-Volkwin
|commune status = Commune
|image = Saint-Folquin (Pas-de-Calais) mairie.JPG
|caption = The town hall of Saint-Folquin
|image coat of arms = Blason Saint-Folquin.svg
|arrondissement = Calais
|canton = Marck
|INSEE = 62748
|postal code = 62370
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC Région d'Audruicq
|coordinates = {{coord|50.9469|2.1233|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 3
|elevation min m = 0
|elevation max m = 10
|area km2 = 17.95
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Saint-Folquin ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃fɔlkɛ̃}}; {{langx|vls|Sint-Volkwin}}) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France named for a 9th-century Christian saint named Folquin.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62748-saint-folquin INSEE commune file]
Geography
Saint-Folquin is located some 8 miles (13 km) east of Calais on the D229 road, just yards from junction 51 of the A16 autoroute.
Population
{{Historical populations
| 1968|1335
| 1975|1383
| 1982|1754
| 1990|1973
| 1999|2062
| 2007|2267
| 2012|2167
| 2017|2248
| source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62748#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
| percentages = pagr
| align = none
}}
Places of interest
- The church of St. Folquin, dating from the sixteenth century
- The motte of a 14th-century castle
See also
References
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