Zutkerque
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Commune of Zudkerque |
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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 | Amédée Ledoux (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 3 m–55 m (avg. 20 m) |
| Land area¹ | 16,41 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1713 |
| - Density | 104/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 62906/ 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. | |
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Zudkerque 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 commune located 11 miles (17km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the D226 road junction with the D191.
[edit] History
This village had a castle in Roman times, known as the Promontory. Mentioned for the first time in 1084, its name comes from Flemish and means ‘South church’.
In 1396, Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy stayed at the castle. The English occupied it in the year 1405. Louis XI took it back in 1477 and king Henry VII fought and won it again in 1488. Finally, in 1542 the French, under Antoine de Bourbon, duke of Vendome, re-took it and completely destroyed the castle.
In May 1595, the village church was looted by the French. On 7 August 1635, a body of Spanish troops, from Saint-Omer, seized the town. In 1638, the French seized the village back again.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2004 |
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| 1291 | 1293 | 1308 | 1553 | 1723 | 1713 | 1732 |
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[edit] Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the 16th century.
- The ruins of the château de La Montoire, dating from the 14th century.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
[edit] External links
- Official website of the commune of Zutkerque (French)
- Zudkerque on the Insee website (French)
- Zudkerque on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 22nd 2008.
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