Quilen

Quilen (French pronunciation: [kilɑ̃]; West Flemish: Killem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Quilen Killem
Commune
The church of Quilen
Coat of arms
Location of Quilen
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Coordinates: 50°31′49″N 1°55′43″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	CC Haut Pays du Montreuillois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Caron[1]
Area 1	4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	65
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62682 /62650
Elevation	86–192 m (282–630 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Quilen lies 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D129E1 road. There's a pond on the village square.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	69	—
1975	82	+2.50%
1982	74	−1.46%
1990	62	−2.19%
1999	61	−0.18%
2007	62	+0.20%
2012	59	−0.99%
2017	60	+0.34%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The eighteenth-century château (private).
• The church of St.Pierre, dating from the seventeenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department