Montcavrel

Montcavrel
Commune
The town hall of Montcavrel
Coat of arms
Location of Montcavrel
Montcavrel Location within France Montcavrel Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°30′59″N 1°48′41″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Berck
Intercommunality	CA Deux Baies en Montreuillois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Paul de Longueval
Area 1	9.56 km2 (3.69 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	384
• Density	40.2/km2 (104/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62585 /62170
Elevation	11–131 m (36–430 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montcavrel (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃kavʁɛl]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Montcavrel is situated in the valley of the small river Bimoise, 4 miles (6 km) north of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D149 and D150 road junction.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	401	—
1975	402	+0.04%
1982	341	−2.32%
1990	330	−0.41%
1999	332	+0.07%
2007	347	+0.55%
2012	388	+2.26%
2017	413	+1.26%
2023	384	−1.21%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The fifteenth-century church of St.Quentin.
• The château d'Hérambault 1845, in Renaissance style
• The nineteenth-century château de Montéchor.
• A watermill at Fordres.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department