Racquinghem
Racquinghem
Rakingem | |
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 The town hall and church of Racquinghem | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Racquinghem  | |
  Racquinghem  Racquinghem | |
| Coordinates: 50°41′38″N 2°21′31″E / 50.6939°N 2.3586°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Fruges |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Luc Demaire[1] |
Area 1 | 5.32 km2 (2.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,197 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62684 /62120 |
| Elevation | 20–68 m (66–223 ft) (avg. 41 m or 135 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Racquinghem (French pronunciation: [ʁakɛ̃ɡɛm]; West Flemish: Rakingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] about 6 miles (9 km) southeast of Saint-Omer, on the banks of the Noeufossé canal, the border between the department of Nord and the Pas de Calais.
The commune is close to the eastern boundary of the Helfaut plateau, site of the Helfaut Nature Reserve. Its flora comprises both dry and wet heathland and some protected fauna, mostly amphibians.[citation needed]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 976 | — |
| 1975 | 1,219 | +3.23% |
| 1982 | 1,816 | +5.86% |
| 1990 | 2,368 | +3.37% |
| 1999 | 2,334 | −0.16% |
| 2007 | 2,247 | −0.47% |
| 2012 | 2,319 | +0.63% |
| 2017 | 2,276 | −0.37% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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