Bouquehault

Bouquehault
Coat of arms
Bouquehault
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Bouquehault
Coordinates: 50°49′38″N 1°54′15″E / 50.8272°N 1.9042°ECoordinates: 50°49′38″N 1°54′15″E / 50.8272°N 1.9042°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Guînes
Intercommunality	Trois Pays
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Éric Schollaert
Area^1	8.04 km^2 (3.10 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	697
• Density	87/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62161 / 62340
Elevation	44–181 m (144–594 ft) (avg. 58 m or 190 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bouquehault is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village located 10 miles (16 km) south of Calais, on the D248 road.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	452	—
1968	480	+6.2%
1975	450	−6.2%
1982	488	+8.4%
1990	529	+8.4%
1999	567	+7.2%
2009	697	+22.9%

Sights

• The church of St. Omer, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The nineteenth centuryChâteau de Dippendal.
• The remains of an old château.
• A ruined windmill, built in 1868.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Bouquehault on the Quid website (French)