Sainte-Marie-Kerque
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Commune of Sainte-Marie-Kerque |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
Canton | Audruicq |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Région d'Audruicq |
Mayor | Jean Vasseur |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 2 m–5 m (avg. 2 m) |
Land area¹ | 18,47 km² |
Population² (1999) |
1412 |
- Density | 76/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62756/ 62370 |
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. | |
Sainte-Marie-Kerque is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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[edit] Geography
A farming village located some 8 miles (13km) to the east of Calais on the D224E1 and D218E1 roads.
[edit] Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | |
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1181 | 1228 | 1224 | 1323 | 1322 | 1412 | |
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting |
[edit] Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the 15th century.
- The church of St.Nicholas, dating from the 19th century.
- The Château du Wetz.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
[edit] External links
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 18th 2008.