Saint-Folquin

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{{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

|mayor = Yves Engrand{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|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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