Blendecques
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Blendecques | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Blendecques | ||
Coordinates: 50°43′04″N 2°16′38″E / 50.7178°N 2.2772°ECoordinates: 50°43′04″N 2°16′38″E / 50.7178°N 2.2772°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Saint-Omer | |
Canton | Arques | |
Intercommunality | Saint-Omer | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | André Bultel | |
Area | ||
• Land1 | 9.56 km2 (3.69 sq mi) | |
Population (2009) | ||
• Population2 | 5,171 | |
• Population2 Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62139 / 62575 | |
Elevation |
7–93 m (23–305 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft) | |
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. |
Blendecques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.
Geography
A town situated 3 miles (5 km) 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.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 3,943 | — |
1968 | 4,431 | +12.4% |
1975 | 5,014 | +13.2% |
1982 | 5,338 | +6.5% |
1990 | 5,210 | −2.4% |
1999 | 5,186 | −0.5% |
2009 | 5,171 | −0.3% |
Personalities
- Alfred Machin, filmmaker, was born here.
Sights
- The nineteenth-century church of St. Gilles.
- The Chapelle de Soyecques.
- The eighteenth-century Château de La Garenne.
- Another Château of the 19th century .
- The abbey of Sainte-Colombe, dating from the twelfth century.
- The remains of some old watermills and lime-kilns.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Blendecques. |
- Football Club Patriote of Blendecques (French)
- Blendecques on the Quid website (French)
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