Fouquereuil

Fouquereuil
Coat of arms of Fouquereuil Coat of arms
Fouquereuil
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Fouquereuil
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Béthune-Sud
Intercommunality	Nœux et environs
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Ogiez
Area1	2.01 km2 (0.78 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	1,023
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62349 / 62232
Elevation	24–53 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fouquereuil is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming village suburb situated just 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Béthune and 30 miles (48.3 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 of Fouquereuil

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	1236	1259	1264	1115	1056	1023
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. 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

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Sandpits CWGC cemetery
• Fouquereuil on the Quid website (French)