Beuvrequen

Beuvrequen Beuverken
Commune
The church of Beuvrequen
Coat of arms
Location of Beuvrequen
Beuvrequen Beuvrequen
Coordinates: 50°48′11″N 1°40′00″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Desvres
Intercommunality	CC Terre des Deux Caps
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Barré
Area 1	4.75 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	458
• Density	96.4/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62125 /62250
Elevation	3–93 m (9.8–305.1 ft) (avg. 57 m or 187 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beuvrequen (French pronunciation: [bœvʁəkɑ̃]; Picard: Beuverguin; West Flemish: Beuverken) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Geography

A farming commune, some 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D241 and the D241e roads, by the banks of the river Slack. The A16 autoroute passes through the commune, forming its southeastern border.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	237	—
1975	313	+4.05%
1982	306	−0.32%
1990	322	+0.64%
1999	392	+2.21%
2007	414	+0.68%
2012	385	−1.44%
2017	457	+3.49%
2023	458	+0.04%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The windmill de René.
• The church of St. Maxime, dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department