Ruisseauville

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Ruisseauville

(2020–2026) Serge Pouthe^[1]Area

3.89 km² (1.50 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

204 • Density52/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

62726 /62310

Elevation122–145 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.

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

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

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ 28 mai : à Ruisseauville, défilé de la Libération et double exposition, Comité d'histoire du Haut-Pays
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE