Ruisseauville

Ruisseauville
Coat of arms of Ruisseauville Coat of arms
Ruisseauville
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Ruisseauville
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
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)
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 Nord-Pas-de-Calais 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

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
127	142	147	148	147	121	143
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

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

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file
• Ruisseauville project

External links

• Ruisseauville on the Quid website (French)