# Muncq-Nieurlet > commune in Pas-de-Calais, France **Wikidata**: [Q260194](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q260194) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muncq-Nieurlet) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/muncq-nieurlet ## Summary Muncq-Nieurlet is a commune (municipality) in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France. It is located at latitude 50.848333333333 and longitude 2.115 and is administratively linked to the canton of Ardres and the arrondissements of Calais and Saint-Omer. ## Key Facts - Muncq-Nieurlet is a commune in Pas-de-Calais, France. - Coordinates: latitude 50.848333333333, longitude 2.115. - Aliases: "Muncq". - Official website: https://www.muncq-nieurlet.com/. - Wikimedia Commons image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMuncq-Nieurlet%20%28Pas-de-Calais%29%20city%20limit%20sign.JPG (artist: Havang(nl)). - Image URLs: full image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Muncq-Nieurlet_%28Pas-de-Calais%29_city_limit_sign.JPG; thumbnail https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Muncq-Nieurlet_%28Pas-de-Calais%29_city_limit_sign.JPG/960px-Muncq-Nieurlet_%28Pas-de-Calais%29_city_limit_sign.JPG. - Image license: CC0 (public domain). - Wikidata description: "commune in Pas-de-Calais, France". - Wikipedia title: Muncq-Nieurlet. - Wikidata sitelink count for the commune entry: 45. - Population series (values provided): 713.0; 717.0; 726.0; 734.0; 734.0; 727.0; 712.0; 698.0; 683.0; 673.0. - Located in department: Pas-de-Calais (department inception: 1790-03-04; sitelink_count: 104). - Located in canton: Canton of Ardres (canton of France; sitelink_count: 15). - Located in arrondissements: Arrondissement of Calais (inception: 1962-01-12; sitelink_count: 31) and Arrondissement of Saint-Omer (arrondissement in Pas-de-Calais; sitelink_count: 30). - Classification: territorial subdivision of France — a commune (inception of the "commune of France" concept: 1789). - Image attribution metadata: image_artist Havang(nl); image_license_type public_domain. Country-level context (France) — facts connected to Muncq-Nieurlet’s country: - Country: France (official name République française). - France capital: Paris. - France population (2025 estimate): 68,605,616. - France area: 643,801 square kilometres. - Government type: semi-presidential system, unitary state, republic. - Head of State (President): Emmanuel Macron. - Head of Government (Prime Minister): Sébastien Lecornu. - Legislature: bicameral Parliament (National Assembly and Senate). - Official language: French. - Currency: Euro (metropolitan France); CFP Franc used in some overseas territories. - National motto: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité". - National anthem: "La Marseillaise". - Independence/founding references: Treaty of Verdun (843 AD establishing West Francia); First French Empire (1804-05-18). - Continents with French presence: Europe (metropolitan) and overseas territories in the Americas, Africa, Oceania, and Antarctica. - Borders: Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland; Brazil and Suriname (via French Guiana); Netherlands (via Sint Maarten). - Highest point: Mont Blanc (4,808.72 m). - Coordinates (geographic center): approximately 47°N 2°E. - Time zones: CET (UTC+01:00), CEST (UTC+02:00), plus other zones for overseas territories. - Driving side: right. - Electricity standard: 230 V, 50 Hz; plugs: Europlug, Type E. - Calling code: +33. - Internet TLD: .fr (and regional TLDs such as .bzh, .corsica). - ISO codes: FR (Alpha-2), FRA (Alpha-3), 250 (Numeric). - GDP (nominal, 2022): $2.78 trillion USD. - Government budget (2023): €455.2 billion. - VAT rates: standard 20%; reduced 10% and 5.5%; special 2.1% for medication. - Life expectancy (2022): 82 years. - HDI (2021): 0.903 ("Very High"). - Retirement ages: 62 (standard), 67 (full rate). - Marriageable age and age of majority: 18 years. - Compulsory education: ages 6 to 16. - Emergency numbers: 112 (general), 15 (medical), 17 (police), 18 (fire). - UN membership: since October 24, 1945; permanent member of the UN Security Council. - EU membership: founding member (since March 25, 1957). - NATO membership: since April 4, 1949. - Nuclear-armed state since 1960. - Vehicle registration code: F. ## FAQs Q: Where is Muncq-Nieurlet located? A: Muncq-Nieurlet is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, positioned at latitude 50.848333333333 and longitude 2.115; it sits within the canton of Ardres and is associated with the arrondissements of Calais and Saint-Omer. Q: What administrative divisions does Muncq-Nieurlet belong to? A: Administratively, Muncq-Nieurlet is a French commune in the department of Pas-de-Calais, in the canton of Ardres, and linked to the arrondissements of Calais and Saint-Omer. Q: How many people live in Muncq-Nieurlet? A: Population figures provided for Muncq-Nieurlet form a series of values: 713.0; 717.0; 726.0; 734.0; 734.0; 727.0; 712.0; 698.0; 683.0; 673.0. These represent the available population data points supplied for the commune. Q: Where can I find official information online about Muncq-Nieurlet? A: The commune’s official website is https://www.muncq-nieurlet.com/. Additional media and an image are available on Wikimedia Commons at the provided file page. Q: Is there an official image or sign associated with the commune? A: Yes; a city-limit sign image is available on Wikimedia Commons (artist Havang(nl)), licensed CC0 (public domain), with direct image URLs provided for full resolution and a 960px thumbnail. Q: What is the legal/administrative classification of Muncq-Nieurlet within France? A: Muncq-Nieurlet is classified as a commune, the basic territorial subdivision for municipalities in France, a concept established in 1789. Q: Which higher-level territorial entities are connected to Muncq-Nieurlet? A: The commune is within the department of Pas-de-Calais (established 1790-03-04), the canton of Ardres, and the arrondissements of Calais (inception 1962-01-12) and Saint-Omer. ## Why It Matters Muncq-Nieurlet matters as a local administrative unit within France’s territorial system. As a commune, it is the primary level of municipal government and local identity, responsible for municipal services, local planning, and civic representation for its residents. Its inclusion in Pas-de-Calais situates it within a department created in the early years of the French Revolution (1790), linking the commune to longstanding national administrative structures. The population series indicates Muncq-Nieurlet is a small, rural municipality with fewer than a thousand residents, representative of many French communes whose local governance preserves community life and rural heritage. The commune’s official web presence and freely licensed imagery support transparency, local information access, and cultural documentation. Finally, its administrative ties to the canton of Ardres and the arrondissements of Calais and Saint-Omer connect it to departmental and regional governance, planning, and services. ## Notable For - Being a formally recognized commune in the Pas-de-Calais department of France. - Precise geolocation: latitude 50.848333333333 and longitude 2.115. - Having an official municipal website at muncq-nieurlet.com. - Public-domain visual documentation: a CC0-licensed city-limit sign image on Wikimedia Commons credited to Havang(nl). - Small-community scale, shown by the provided population values (range shown in the series). - Administrative links to multiple local entities: canton of Ardres and the arrondissements of Calais and Saint-Omer. - Presence in structured knowledge systems: a Wikidata entry with sitelink_count 45 and a Wikipedia article titled "Muncq-Nieurlet." ## Body ### Overview Muncq-Nieurlet is a French commune (municipality) located in the Pas-de-Calais department. The commune is identified on mapping databases by the coordinates latitude 50.848333333333 and longitude 2.115. It appears in Wikimedia and Wikidata resources under the title "Muncq-Nieurlet" with a sitelink count of 45; its brief Wikidata description is "commune in Pas-de-Calais, France." ### Administration and Affiliations - Country: France (Republic). - Department: Pas-de-Calais — Pas-de-Calais is the relevant department; its official inception date is 1790-03-04 and it has a Wikidata sitelink_count of 104. - Canton: Ardres — the commune belongs to the canton of Ardres, a French canton (sitelink_count 15). - Arrondissements: the commune is associated with the Arrondissement of Calais (arrondissement inception 1962-01-12; sitelink_count 31) and the Arrondissement of Saint-Omer (an arrondissement in Pas-de-Calais; sitelink_count 30). - Communal classification: Muncq-Nieurlet is a "commune of France," a territorial subdivision concept dating to 1789. ### Geography - Exact coordinates: 50.848333333333 N, 2.115 E. - Regional placement: Northern France, within the administrative boundaries of Pas-de-Calais. (No additional elevation, area, or proximity data were provided.) ### Demographics - Population values provided for Muncq-Nieurlet are: 713.0; 717.0; 726.0; 734.0; 734.0; 727.0; 712.0; 698.0; 683.0; 673.0. These figures represent the available numeric population data points for the commune as supplied. ### Media, Image, and Licensing - Primary image: a photograph of the Muncq-Nieurlet city-limit sign. - Image file on Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMuncq-Nieurlet%20%28Pas-de-Calais%29%20city%20limit%20sign.JPG. - Full-resolution image URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Muncq-Nieurlet_%28Pas-de-Calais%29_city_limit_sign.JPG. - Thumbnail URL (960px): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Muncq-Nieurlet_%28Pas-de-Calais%29_city_limit_sign.JPG/960px-Muncq-Nieurlet_%28Pas-de-Calais%29_city_limit_sign.JPG. - Image artist credit: Havang(nl). - License: CC0 (public domain); image_license_type recorded as public_domain. ### Online Presence and Identifiers - Official municipal website: https://www.muncq-nieurlet.com/. - Wikipedia article title: Muncq-Nieurlet. - Wikidata sitelink_count for the commune: 45. - Aliases recorded: "Muncq." ### Relationships to Higher-Level Entities and Context - Country-level context: Muncq-Nieurlet is governed under French national laws and administrative structures. The detailed facts provided for France include its official name (République française), capital (Paris), government type (semi-presidential republic), leaders (President Emmanuel Macron; Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu), legislative structure (bicameral Parliament), official language (French), currency (Euro in metropolitan France), national motto and anthem, and various demographic, economic, and infrastructural standards (population estimate 68,605,616 in 2025; area 643,801 km2; GDP $2.78 trillion USD in 2022; electricity 230 V/50 Hz; calling code +33; internet TLD .fr; ISO codes FR/FRA/250). - National milestones and memberships relevant to the country that frames the commune’s legal and international context include France’s UN membership since 1945 (permanent Security Council seat), founding membership of the EU (1957), NATO membership (1949), and nuclear-armed status since 1960. ### Historical and Legal Notes - The administrative status "commune" in France dates to the 1789 reorganization of municipalities. - Pas-de-Calais, the department containing Muncq-Nieurlet, dates from 1790-03-04 as part of the revolutionary administrative redivision of France. - The Arrondissement of Calais, one of the arrondissements associated with Muncq-Nieurlet, has an inception date recorded as 1962-01-12. ### Data and Metadata Coverage - Structured properties collected for Muncq-Nieurlet include alias, website, image URLs and metadata, population series, coordinates, image author, commons page, license and license type, sitelink_count, and wikipedia_title. These properties support identification, mapping, documentation, and basic demographic profiling. ### References and Source Links (as provided) - Commune website: https://www.muncq-nieurlet.com/ - Commons image file: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMuncq-Nieurlet%20%28Pas-de-Calais%29%20city%20limit%20sign.JPG - Full image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Muncq-Nieurlet_%28Pas-de-Calais%29_city_limit_sign.JPG - Thumbnail: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Muncq-Nieurlet_%28Pas-de-Calais%29_city_limit_sign.JPG/960px-Muncq-Nieurlet_%28Pas-de-Calais%29_city_limit_sign.JPG (Entry compiled strictly from the supplied source material. No external facts or dates have been added.) ## References 1. BnF authorities 2. dataset of postal codes in France. 2018 3. INSEE code 4. OpenStreetMap 5. répertoire géographique des communes 6. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013 7. Annuaire de service-public.fr 8. Recensement de la population 2015. 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