Marck, Pas-de-Calais

Marck
Marck
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Marck
Coordinates: 50°56′55″N 1°57′03″E / 50.9486°N 1.9508°E / 50.9486; 1.9508Coordinates: 50°56′55″N 1°57′03″E / 50.9486°N 1.9508°E / 50.9486; 1.9508
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Calais-Est
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération du Calaisis
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Serge Péron
Area
• Land1	31.55 km2 (12.18 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Population2	9,235
• Population2 Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62548 / 62730
Elevation	0–14 m (0–46 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 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.

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

Geography

Marck is a farming and light industrial town located 6 km east of Calais, at the junction of the D940 and D248 roads. The A26 ‘autoroute des Anglaises’ passes through the commune and the Louis Blériot airport is in the middle of the commune. The small villages of Les Hemmes-de-Marck and Fort-Vert, both on the D191 road, are included in the population.

Demographic evolution

Main sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twentieth century.
• The brick tower of an old windmill.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
• AS Marck

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Calais airport (French)
• Marck on the Quid website (French)