Wacquinghen (; vls, Wakingem) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Pas-de-Calais department in the
Hauts-de-France region of
France
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INSEE commune file
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Geography
Wacquinghen is situated some north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D233e and D242e3 roads. The A16 autoroute
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forms the western border of the commune.
Population
Places of interest
* The church of St. Antoine, dating from the twentieth century.
* An eighteenth-century chateau.
See also
* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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