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Verquin
Sign in to saveVerquin (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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Verquin is a commune in France, situated within the Pas-de-Calais department. It lies in the arrondissement of Béthune and the canton of Béthune-Sud, while also being associated with the canton of Beuvry. The municipality is located in the Hauts-de-France region and shares borders with Béthune, Drouvin-le-Marais, Fouquières-lès-Béthune, and Nœux-les-Mines.
The area of Verquin is 3.7 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 52 meters. Its postal code is 62131. The population is recorded as 3,501, comprising 1,687 males and 1,765 females. Another source lists the population as 3,185. The commune received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918.
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Place details
- Locality
- Verquin
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,185
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Verquin
- French commune.native name
- Werkin
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Verquin - Mairie.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The town hall of Verquin
- French commune.arrondissement
- Béthune
- French commune.canton
- Beuvry
- French commune.INSEE
- 62848
- French commune.postal code
- 62131
- French commune.mayor
- Thierry Tassez
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
- French commune.elevation m
- 40
- French commune.elevation min m
- 25
- French commune.elevation max m
- 52
- French commune.area km2
- 3.7
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Verquin
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Béthune
- Population
- 3445
- Area
- 3.7
- Elevation
- 38
- Shares border with
- Verquigneul
- Official website
- www.ville-verquin.fr/home
- Image
- Verquin - Mairie.JPG
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- Commons category
- Verquin
- postal code
- 62131
- associated electoral district
- canton of Beuvry
- male population
- 1687
- female population
- 1765
- P8168
- Idaea inquinata
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-21-57-64-65
- fax number
- +33-3-21-56-46-80
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Population
- Places of interest
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- References
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Verquin (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
==Geography== An ex-coalmining town, Verquin is situated some south of Béthune centre and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D941, D937 and D72 roads. The A26 autoroute passes through the middle of the commune.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Verquin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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