Offekerque
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Offekerque | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Offekerque | |
Coordinates: 50°56′31″N 2°01′10″E / 50.9419°N 2.0194°ECoordinates: 50°56′31″N 2°01′10″E / 50.9419°N 2.0194°E | |
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 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Georges Paris |
Area | |
• Land1 | 13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Population2 | 1,026 |
• Population2 Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62634 / 62370 |
Elevation |
1–5 m (3.3–16.4 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 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. |
Offekerque is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Offekerque is a farming village, originally of marshland, now drained by the river Oye and ditches around the commune, some 6 miles (10 km) east of Calais, on the D230, half a mile from the A16 autoroute.
Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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634 | 635 | 628 | 698 | 759 | 939 | 1026 |
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates |
Places of interest
- The church of St.Marie-Madeleine, dating from the twentieth century.
- A brick-built windmill.
See also
References
External links
- Offekerque on the Insee website (French)
- Offekerque on the Quid website (French)
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