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Conchil-le-Temple
Commune
The church of Conchil-le-Temple
Coat of arms
Location of Conchil-le-Temple
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Coordinates: 50°22′06″N 1°39′55″E / 50.3683°N 1.6653°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)	Daniel Dubois[1]
Area 1	16.72 km2 (6.46 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,087
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62233 /62180
Elevation	3–57 m (9.8–187.0 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Conchil-le-Temple (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃ʃil lə tɑ̃pl]; Picard: Conchil-l'Tempe) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

A large village situated some 8 miles (17 km) southwest of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D940E1 and D143 road junction. A rural, wooded area featuring many lakes and nature trails to walk and ride.

In 845 it was known as Concilium, in 1406 as Conchy-les-Waben and by 1608 as Conchie.

Conchil was listed among the possessions of the abbey of Saint Riquier in the 9th century. A house known as ’’’Temple-lez-Waben’’’ was a commandery of the Templars. In 1307, two Templars from here (Raoul Monteswis and Eudes of Écuires) were captured and burnt at the stake at nearby Montreuil.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	657	—
1975	698	+0.87%
1982	728	+0.60%
1990	792	+1.06%
1999	789	−0.04%
2007	966	+2.56%
2012	1,101	+2.65%
2017	1,135	+0.61%
Source: INSEE[4]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department