Équihen-Plage

Équihen-Plage (Pronunciation) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Équihen-Plage
Commune
The beach of Équihen-Plage
Coat of arms
Location of Équihen-Plage
Équihen-Plage
Équihen-Plage
Coordinates: 50°40′40″N 1°34′24″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonOutreau
IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Christian Fourcroy
Area
1
3.81 km2 (1.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,738
 • Density720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62300 /62224
Elevation0–96 m (0–315 ft)
(avg. 55 m or 180 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A fishing port and farming village situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Boulogne, at the junction of the D236e and the D119 roads, on the English Channel coast.

Population
Historical population of Équihen-Plage
Year196219681975198219901999
Population253025922868316430672934
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest
  • The church of St. Pierre, rebuilt after World War II.
  • A village that uses upcycled boats as the roofs of homes.[2]
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gollark: Sad!
gollark: I'm not sure, but this *may* have pushed squid into changing it to the present form.
gollark: So my traffic light control software just `pcall`ed an energy-consuming function in a tight loop.
gollark: See, 1249174 years ago, in the early days of Plethora, the energy system was more visible and caused an error if there wasn't enough instead of just waiting.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. https://unusualplaces.org/equihen-plage-village-of-upside-down-boat-houses/
Old boat-house


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