Blendecques

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Coordinates: 50°43′04″N 2°16′38″E / 50.7177777778, 2.27722222222

Commune of Blendecques
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Arques
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Omer
Mayor	André Bultel
Statistics
Elevation	7 m–93 m (avg. 25 m)
Land area¹	9,56 km²
Population² (1999)	5186
- Density	542/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62139/ 62575
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Blendecques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 People with links to the commune 4 Places of interest 5 See also 6 External links 7 Notes

[edit] Geography

A town situated 3 miles (5km) south of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D77, D210 and D211 roads. The river Aa flows through the commune.
The town has a football team and a basketball team.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
3943	4431	5014	5338	5210	5186
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] People with links to the commune

• Alfred Machin (1877 – 1929) French film maker, was born here.

[edit] Places of interest

• The 19th century church of St.Gilles.
• The Chapelle de Soyecques.
• The 18th century Château de La Garenne.
• Another Château of the 19th century .
• The abbey of Sainte-Colombe, dating from the 12th century.
• The remains of some old watermills and lime-kilns.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Football Club Patriote of Blendecques (French)
• Blendecques on the Insee website (French)
• Blendecques on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 3rd 2008.