Recques-sur-Hem
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Recques-sur-Hem | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Recques-sur-Hem | |
Coordinates: 50°50′09″N 2°05′24″E / 50.8358°N 2.09°ECoordinates: 50°50′09″N 2°05′24″E / 50.8358°N 2.09°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
Canton | Ardres |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Région d'Audruicq |
Government | |
• Mayor | Christian Pette |
Area | |
• Land1 | 5.41 km2 (2.09 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Population2 | 597 |
• Population2 Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62699 / 62890 |
Elevation |
3–46 m (9.8–150.9 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 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. |
Recques-sur-Hem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Recques-sur-Hem lies 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, on the D217 road, by the banks of the river Hem.
Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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338 | 359 | 325 | 355 | 409 | 504 | 597 |
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates |
Places of interest
- The thirteenth-century church of St.Wandrille.
- The eighteenth-century Château de Cocove
- Traces of ancient châteaux.
See also
References
External links
- Recques-sur-Hem on the Quid website (French)
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