Ecquedecques

Ecquedecques

Ecquedecques
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Béthune
Canton Auchel
Intercommunality Communauté de communes Artois-Lys
Mayor Émile Flan
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 26–75 m (85–246 ft)
(avg. 33 m/108 ft)
Land area1 2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Population2 407  (1999)
 - Density 155 /km2 (400 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62286/ 62190
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ecquedecques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

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Geography

A farming village some 9 miles (14.5 km) southwest of Béthune and 30 miles (48.3 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D185 and the D185E roads. The A26 autoroute passes by just a few yards from the commune.

Population

Historical population of Ecquedecques
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
Population 379 428 399 420 410 407
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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