Wacquinghen

Wacquinghen Wakingem (West Flemish)
Commune
The church of Wacquinghen
Coat of arms
Location of Wacquinghen
Wacquinghen Location within France Wacquinghen Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°47′00″N 1°40′00″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Desvres
Intercommunality	Terre des Deux Caps
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Denis Gavois
Area 1	2.47 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	259
• Density	105/km2 (272/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62867 /62250
Elevation	32–96 m (105–315 ft) (avg. 61 m or 200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wacquinghen (French pronunciation: [wakɛ̃ɡɑ̃]; West Flemish: Wakingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Wacquinghen is situated some 7 miles (11 km) north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D233e and D242e3 roads. The A16 autoroute forms the western border of the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	122	—
1975	124	+0.23%
1982	165	+4.17%
1990	188	+1.64%
1999	236	+2.56%
2007	235	−0.05%
2012	244	+0.75%
2017	262	+1.43%
2023	259	−0.19%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The church of St. Antoine, dating from the twentieth century.
• An eighteenth-century chateau.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department