Quilen (French pronunciation: [kilɑ̃]; West Flemish: Killem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Quilen
Killem | |
|---|---|
 The church of Quilen | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Quilen  | |
  Quilen  Quilen | |
| Coordinates: 50°31′49″N 1°55′43″E / 50.5303°N 1.9286°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil |
| Canton | Lumbres |
| Intercommunality | CC Haut Pays du Montreuillois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Caron[1] |
Area 1 | 4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 65 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62682 /62650 |
| Elevation | 86–192 m (282–630 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editQuilen lies 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D129E1 road. There's a pond on the village square.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 69 | — |
| 1975 | 82 | +2.50% |
| 1982 | 74 | −1.46% |
| 1990 | 62 | −2.19% |
| 1999 | 61 | −0.18% |
| 2007 | 62 | +0.20% |
| 2012 | 59 | −0.99% |
| 2017 | 60 | +0.34% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The eighteenth-century château (private).
- The church of St.Pierre, dating from the seventeenth century.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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