Ruisseauville

Ruisseauville

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Ruisseauville

Coordinates: 50°28′51″N 2°07′30″E / 50.4808°N 2.125°E / 50.4808; 2.125Coordinates: 50°28′51″N 2°07′30″E / 50.4808°N 2.125°E / 50.4808; 2.125
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Montreuil
Canton Fruges
Intercommunality Canton of Fruges et environs
Government
  Mayor Serge Pouthe
Area1 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 143
  Density 37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 62726 / 62310
Elevation 122–145 m (400–476 ft)
(avg. 139 m or 456 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ruisseauville is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Ruisseauville lies 15 miles (24 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer, just to the south of Fruges, on the D928 road, and is typical of the region.

History

It was liberated in September 1944 by the Polish 1st Armoured Division[1]

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
127142147148147121143
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

See also

References

  1. WWII
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