Hesdin-l'Abbé (French pronunciation: [edɛ̃ labe]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Hesdin-l'Abbé
The chateau of Cléry, in Hesdin-l'Abbé
The chateau of Cléry, in Hesdin-l'Abbé
Coat of arms of Hesdin-l'Abbé
Location of Hesdin-l'Abbé
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Hesdin-l'Abbé is located in France
Hesdin-l'Abbé
Hesdin-l'Abbé
Hesdin-l'Abbé is located in Hauts-de-France
Hesdin-l'Abbé
Hesdin-l'Abbé
Coordinates: 50°40′10″N 1°40′55″E / 50.6694°N 1.6819°E / 50.6694; 1.6819
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonOutreau
IntercommunalityCA du Boulonnais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Bentz[1]
Area
1
7.39 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,881
 • Density250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62448 /62360
Elevation7–130 m (23–427 ft)
(avg. 11 m or 36 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography edit

A forestry and farming village situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Boulogne, at the junction of the D901 (formerly the N1 Paris-Calais highway) and theD240 road. The A16 autoroute forms part of the western border of the commune and the river Liane the southern.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 789—    
1975 831+0.74%
1982 1,396+7.69%
1990 1,880+3.79%
1999 1,998+0.68%
2007 1,903−0.61%
2012 1,884−0.20%
2017 1,863−0.22%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest edit

  • The church of St.Leger, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The eighteenth-century chateau d'Hesdin-l'Abbé, nowadays the Hotel Cléry.
  • A seventeenth-century manorhouse.

See also edit

References edit

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE