Saint-Folquin
Encyclopedia
Saint-Folquin is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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on the D229 road, just yards from junction 51 of the A16 autoroute.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
Saint-Folquin is located some 8 miles (13 km) east of CalaisCalais
Calais is a town in Northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras....
on the D229 road, just yards from junction 51 of the A16 autoroute.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1255 | 1335 | 1383 | 1754 | 1973 | 2062 | 2302 |
| Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Folquin, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The motteMotte-and-baileyA motte-and-bailey is a form of castle, with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork called a motte, accompanied by an enclosed courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade...
of a 14th century castle.