Dennebrœucq (French pronunciation: [dɛnbʁœk]; West Flemish: Denebroek) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3] The medieval Flemish placename used to be Denebroek[4]

Dennebrœucq
Denebroek
The church of Dennebrœucq
The church of Dennebrœucq
Coat of arms of Dennebrœucq
Location of Dennebrœucq
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Dennebrœucq is located in France
Dennebrœucq
Dennebrœucq
Dennebrœucq is located in Hauts-de-France
Dennebrœucq
Dennebrœucq
Coordinates: 50°34′27″N 2°09′14″E / 50.5742°N 2.1539°E / 50.5742; 2.1539
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonFruges
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Crunelle[1]
Area
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3.73 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
397
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62267 /62560
Elevation53–140 m (174–459 ft)
(avg. 70 m or 230 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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The village spreads along the D159 road, 12 miles (19 km) south of Saint-Omer.

 
Map of the commune and adjacent places

History

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Dennebrœucq is home to the adventure playground Dennlys Parc, created in 1983 on the site of the old watermill.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 279—    
1975 257−1.17%
1982 269+0.65%
1990 310+1.79%
1999 314+0.14%
2007 356+1.58%
2012 369+0.72%
2017 389+1.06%
Source: INSEE[5]

Places of interest

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  • The church of St.Leger, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The nineteenth century chapel.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Dennebrœucq/Denebroek: proussel.voila.net Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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