Fouquereuil

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Gérard Ogiez^[1]Area2.01 km² (0.78 sq mi)Population1,632 • Density810/km² (2,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation24–53 m (79–174 ft)
(avg. 28 m or 92 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fouquereuil (French pronunciation: [fukʁœj]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

A farming village suburb situated just 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Béthune and 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D181 and the D181E roads. The A26 autoroute passes by, just yards from the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,259	—
1975	1,264	+0.06%
1982	1,115	−1.78%
1990	1,056	−0.68%
1999	1,023	−0.35%
2007	1,164	+1.63%
2012	1,248	+1.40%
2017	1,570	+4.70%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Nicolas, dating from the nineteenth century.
• An old mill.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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