Offrethun
Encyclopedia
Offrethun is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
Offrethun is situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Boulogne, on the D241e3 road.Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 | 117 | 113 | 168 | 228 | 275 | 265 |
| Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Etienne, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The eighteenth century manorhouse of Escault.
- Vestiges (the motteMotte-and-baileyA motte-and-bailey is a form of castle, with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork called a motte, accompanied by an enclosed courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade...
) of an old castle.