Mentque-Nortbécourt
Mentque-Nortbécourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Mentque-Nortbécourt | |
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 Eighteenth-century windmill | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mentque-Nortbécourt 
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  Mentque-Nortbécourt  Mentque-Nortbécourt | |
| Coordinates: 50°47′01″N 2°05′06″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Saint-Omer |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Terninck |
| Area 1 | 10.78 km2 (4.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 651 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62567 /62890 |
| Elevation | 53–163 m (174–535 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Mentque-Nortbécourt lies about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D221 and D220 roads. The two villages were joined as one commune in 1819.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 450 | — |
| 1975 | 404 | −1.53% |
| 1982 | 426 | +0.76% |
| 1990 | 446 | +0.58% |
| 1999 | 449 | +0.07% |
| 2007 | 544 | +2.43% |
| 2012 | 619 | +2.62% |
| 2017 | 651 | +1.01% |
| Source: INSEE[2] | ||
Places of interest
- The Nortbécourt or Lebriez windmill was built on limestone rubble foundations in 1714, according to an inscription on a stone inside the tower. In 1897, it became the property of Alphonse Lebriez, who was the miller until the cessation of activity in 1950. In 1964, Michel Hoyez bought the mill and saved it from ruin. It has been included in the inventory of Historic Monuments since 1977. The sails were rebuilt in December 1981 but remain fixed and cannot rotate. One of them was hit by lightning.
Mentque church
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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