Wardrecques

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Coordinates: 50°42′40″N 2°20′41″E / 50.7111111111, 2.34472222222

Commune of Wardrecques
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Aire-sur-la-Lys
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Omer
Mayor	Louis-Cainne
Statistics
Elevation	21 m–69 m (avg. 24 m)
Land area¹	3,72 km²
Population² (1999)	1068
- Density	287/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62875/ 62120
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.

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

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

A farming village located 6 miles (9km) southeast of Saint-Omer, on the D199 road, just a hundred yards from the Neufossé canal.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
518	530	541	946	1034	1068
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the 16th century.
• The 18th century Quenivet chapel.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Wardrecques on the Insee website (French)
• Wardrecques on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 19th 2008.