Verchocq
Encyclopedia
Verchocq is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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at the D129 and D148 road junction.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
Verchocq is located 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-MerMontreuil-sur-Mer
Montreuil or Montreuil-sur-Mer is a sub-prefecture in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is located on the Canche river, not far from Étaples...
at the D129 and D148 road junction.
Population
Places of interest
- The Château, dating from the nineteenth century
- The remains of an earlier castle.
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the seventeenth century.
- Two chapels and another church in the hamlet of Rollez.