Ruisseauville

Ruisseauville (French pronunciation: [ʁɥisovil]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Ruisseauville
Commune
The church of Ruisseauville
Coat of arms
Location of Ruisseauville
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Coordinates: 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	CC Haut Pays du Montreuillois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Serge Pouthe^[1]
Area ^1	3.89 km^2 (1.50 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2020)^[2]	204
• Density	52/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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

History

It was liberated in September 1944 by the Polish 1st Armoured Division.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	142	—
1975	147	+0.50%
1982	148	+0.10%
1990	147	−0.08%
1999	121	−2.14%
2007	146	+2.38%
2012	180	+4.28%
2017	199	+2.03%
Source: INSEE^[5]

Places of interest

• The church of St.Nicaise, dating from the seventeenth century

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
3. INSEE commune file
4. 28 mai : à Ruisseauville, défilé de la Libération et double exposition, Comité d'histoire du Haut-Pays
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

 

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