Arques, Pas-de-Calais
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| Commune of Arques | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 02° 18' 12" E |
| Latitude | 50° 44' 10" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Arques |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'Agglomération de Saint Omer |
| Mayor | Joël Duquesnoy (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 2 m–62 m (avg. 10 m) |
| Land area¹ | 22.41 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
9331 |
| - Density (1999) | 416/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62040/ 62510 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Arques is a commune and the chief town of a canton of northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département, arrondissement of Saint-Omer.
The city is crossed by the canal of Neufossé which connects the Aa and Lys Rivers.
It is famous for its crystal manufacture and the Fontinettes Boat Lift.
Population (1999): 9,457 inhabitants for the commune and 20,054 inhabitants for the canton.
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In the night of 23rd of October 2006 Arques was hit by a storm.A lot of damages was caused.
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