Dennebrœucq

Dennebrœucq (French pronunciation: ​[dɛnbʁœk]; West Flemish: Denebroek) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The medieval Flemish placename used to be Denebroek[2]

Dennebrœucq
Denebroek
Commune
The church of Dennebrœucq
Coat of arms
Location of Dennebrœucq
Dennebrœucq
Dennebrœucq
Coordinates: 50°34′27″N 2°09′14″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonFruges
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Crunelle
Area
1
3.73 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
395
 • Density110/km2 (270/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

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

Map of the commune and adjacent places

History

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

Population
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[3]

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

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. Dennebrœucq/Denebroek: proussel.voila.net Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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