Wanquetin Explained

Wanquetin
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Arras
Canton:	Avesnes-le-Comte
Insee:	62874
Postal Code:	62123
Mayor:	Emmanuel Ioos^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Campagnes de l'Artois
Coordinates:	50.2767°N 2.6158°W
Elevation M:	91
Elevation Min M:	82
Elevation Max M:	141
Area Km2:	10.18

Wanquetin (in French pronounced as /wɑ̃ktɛ̃/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

Wanquetin is situated some 7.5miles west of Arras, at the junction of the D59 and the D7 roads.

Places of interest

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the eighteenth century
• A nineteenth-century Protestant church
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The CWGC communal cemetery
• The CWGC communal cemetery extension
• Official website

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/COM62874-wanquetin INSEE commune file