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 (in French pronounced as /buk(ə)o/; Boucault; Dutch; Flemish: 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.

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/cog/commune/COM62161-bouquehault INSEE commune file