Bouquehault Explained

Bouquehault
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Bouquehault.svg
Arrondissement:	Calais
Canton:	Calais-2
Insee:	62161
Postal Code:	62340
Mayor:	Lucien Melin^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Pays d'Opale
Coordinates:	50.8272°N 1.9042°W
Elevation M:	58
Elevation Min M:	44
Elevation Max M:	181
Area Km2:	8.04

Bouquehault (pronounced as /fr/; pcd|Boucault; nl|Beukholt) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.^[2]

Geography

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

Politics

François Noël served as Mayor from 2014 to 2020.

Lucien Melin is the current Mayor since 2020.

Sights

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

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62161-bouquehault INSEE commune file