Hocquinghen Explained

Hocquinghen
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Hocquinghen.svg
Arrondissement:Calais
Canton:Calais-2
Insee:62455
Postal Code:62850
Mayor:Laurent Defachelles[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Pays d'Opale
Coordinates:50.7694°N 1.9389°W
Elevation M:81
Elevation Min M:63
Elevation Max M:115
Area Km2:1.94

Hocquinghen (in French pronounced as /ɔkɛ̃ɡɑ̃/; Dutch; Flemish: Hokkingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]

Geography

A very small farming village located 13 miles (19 km) south of Calais, on the D215 and D206E crossroads.

Transport

The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station serving Hocquinghen and Herbinghen on 22 April 1900. Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935. They were reinstated in November 1942. The CF de BB closed in 1948.

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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/COM62455-hocquinghen INSEE commune file