Verchocq

French commune
name= Verchocq
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton= Hucqueliers
insee=62844
cp=62560
maire=Josse Nempont
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Canton d'Hucqueliers et environs
longitude=2.03638888889
latitude=50.5652777778
alt moy=97 m
alt mini=87 m
alt maxi=192 m
hectares=1 556
km²=15,56
sans=523
date-sans=1999
dens=33|

Verchocq is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais "département" in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A village located 15 miles (24km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer at the D129 and D148 road junction.

Population

Places of interest

* The Château, dating from the 19th century
* The remains of an earlier castle.
* The church of St.Martin, dating from the 17th century.
* Two chapels and another church in the hamlet of Rollez.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.histoirehautpays.com/ED14.htm/ History of Verchocq] fr
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62844&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Verchocq on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=27329&req=Verchocq Verchocq on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 29th 2008."