Sainte-Marie-Kerque

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Sainte-Marie-Kerque
Sainte-Marie-Kerque
Coordinates: 50°54′00″N 2°08′19″E / 50.9°N 2.1386°E / 50.9; 2.1386Coordinates: 50°54′00″N 2°08′19″E / 50.9°N 2.1386°E / 50.9; 2.1386
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 Jean Vasseur
Area
  Land1 18.47 km2 (7.13 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Population2 1,537
  Population2 Density 83/km2 (220/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62756 / 62370
Elevation 2–5 m (6.6–16.4 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.

Sainte-Marie-Kerque is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Sainte-Marie-Kerque is located some 8 miles (13 km) to the east of Calais on the D224E1 and D218E1 roads.

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
1181 1228 1224 1323 1322 1412 1537
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • The church of St.Nicholas, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The Château du Wetz.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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