Racquinghem

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Racquinghem

Total population

2,214

Air quality index

36Good

Elevation20 m

Land area5.32 km²

Coordinates50.69°, 2.36°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Racquinghem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about 6 miles (9 km) southeast of Saint-Omer, on the banks of the Noeufossé canal, the border between the department of Nord and the Pas de Calais.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Gérard Houllier

French football manager (1947–2020)

Philippe de Commines

writer and diplomat (1447-1511)

Charles-Louis Hanon

French musician (1819-1900)

Austrebertha

Roman Catholic saint from France

Alfred Machin

French film director (1877-1929)

D

Daniel Crohem

French actor

F

François-Joseph Lefebvre-Cayet

French politician (1748-1811)

Jehan de Terline

M

Matthieu de Bapaume

catholic bishop

M

Michel Lefait

French politician

Laurent Hochart

French association football player

A

André Bertin

French racing cyclist

C

Christophe Bonduelle

French businessman

J

Jean-Baptiste Porion

(1899-1987)

J

Jacky Taffin

B

Benoît Bonduelle

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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