Verquin | |
Native Name: | Werkin |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Béthune |
Canton: | Beuvry |
Insee: | 62848 |
Postal Code: | 62131 |
Mayor: | Thierry Tassez[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
Coordinates: | 50.5031°N 2.6408°W |
Elevation M: | 40 |
Elevation Min M: | 25 |
Elevation Max M: | 52 |
Area Km2: | 3.7 |
Verquin (in French pronounced as /vɛʁkɛ̃/; Werkin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]
An ex-coalmining town, Verquin is situated some 3miles south of Béthune centre and 24miles southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D941, D937 and D72 roads. The A26 autoroute passes through the middle of the commune.