Dennebrœucq Explained

Dennebrœucq
Native Name:	Denebroek
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Dennebroeucq.svg
Arrondissement:	Saint-Omer
Canton:	Fruges
Insee:	62267
Postal Code:	62560
Mayor:	Christian Crunelle^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Pays de Saint-Omer
Coordinates:	50.5742°N 2.1539°W
Elevation M:	70
Elevation Min M:	53
Elevation Max M:	140
Area Km2:	3.73

Dennebrœucq (in French pronounced as /dɛnbʁœk/; Denebroek) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2] The medieval Flemish placename used to be Denebroek^[3]

Geography

The village spreads along the D159 road, 12 miles (19 km) south of Saint-Omer.

History

Dennebrœucq is home to the adventure playground Dennlys Parc, created in 1983 on the site of the old watermill.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Leger, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The nineteenth century chapel.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62267-dennebr-ucq INSEE commune file
3. Dennebrœucq/Denebroek: proussel.voila.net

External links

• Dennlys Parc