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Verchin
Coat of arms of Verchin
Coat of arms
Location of Verchin
Map
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementMontreuil
CantonFruges
IntercommunalityCanton de Fruges et environs
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Gilles De Lencquesaing
Area
1
10.68 km2 (4.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
194
 • Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62843 /62310
Elevation88–171 m (289–561 ft)
(avg. 102 m or 335 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Verchin is located 20 miles (32 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D93 road.

Population

The inhabitants are called Verchinois.

Historical population of Verchin
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population302303276250220220194
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 Château, dating from the sixteenth century
  • The seventeenth century presbytery.
  • The flamboyant gothic church of St. Omer, dating from the seventeenth century, with its twisted spire, caused by the use of unseasoned timber.

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