Acquin-Westbécourt Explained

Acquin-Westbécourt
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Acquin-Westbécourt (Pas-de-Calais).svg
Arrondissement:	Saint-Omer
Canton:	Lumbres
Insee:	62008
Postal Code:	62380
Mayor:	Mathieu Pruvost^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Pays de Lumbres
Coordinates:	50.7281°N 2.09°W
Elevation M:	80
Elevation Min M:	60
Elevation Max M:	178
Area Km2:	14.29

Acquin-Westbécourt (pronounced as /fr/; pcd|Acuin-Boucourt) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.^[2]

Geography

A village, located 9 miles (15 km) west of Saint-Omer, at the D225 and D208 crossroads.Seven hamlets are found within the commune: Le val d'Acquin, Lauwerdal, Nordal, Le Poovre, Westbécourt, Merzoil et and La Wattine.A large national nature reserve has been created in the area, of great ecological interest.^[3]

History

First mentioned by the name of "Atcona" in the 10th century.Acquin and Westbécourt were joined as a single commune on 1 January 1974.

Sights

• The church of St.Pétronille, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The church of St. Eloi at Westbécourt, dating from the Middle Ages.

Transport

The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Acquin in 1881. The railway was closed in 1955.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

Sources

• Book: Martin J B . Farebrother . Farebrother . Joan S . 2008 . Tortillards of Artois . The Oakwood Press . Usk . 978-0-85361-679-5 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62008-acquin-westbecourt INSEE commune file
3. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000018217161&dateTexte Décret n° 2008-219 du 5 mars 2008 créant la réserve naturelle nationale de la grotte et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (Pas-de-Calais)