Wanquetin

French commune
name= Wanquetin
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Arras
canton= Beaumetz-lès-Loges
insee=62874
cp=62123
maire=Michel Hanot
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Val de Gy
longitude=2.61583333333
latitude=50.2766666667
alt moy=91 m
alt mini=82 m
alt maxi=141 m
hectares=1 018
km²=10,18
sans=639
date-sans=1999
dens=62|

Wanquetin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais "département" in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming village situated some convert|7.5|mi|km|1 west of Arras, at the junction of the D59 and the D7 roads.

Population

Places of interest

* The church of St.Martin, dating from the 18th century.
* A 19th century Protestant church.
* The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=7806&mode=1 The CWGC communal cemetery]
* [http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=7804&mode=1 The CWGC communal cemetery extension]
* [http://www.valdugy.net Website of the Communauté de Communes du Val du Gy] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=27357&req=Wanquetin Wanquetin on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on July 9th 2008."