Éperlecques

This article is about the French commune. For the World War II bunker Le Blockhaus d'Éperlecques, see Blockhaus d'Éperlecques.
Éperlecques

St. Leodegar's Church

Coat of arms
Éperlecques

Coordinates: 50°48′25″N 2°09′09″E / 50.8069°N 2.152500°ECoordinates: 50°48′25″N 2°09′09″E / 50.8069°N 2.152500°E
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Canton Ardres
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Omer
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Guilbert
Area1 25.56 km2 (9.87 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 2,885
 • Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62297 / 62910
Elevation 0–97 m (0–318 ft)
(avg. 15 m or 49 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.

Éperlecques (Dutch: Sperleke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

It is a farming commune comprising eight hamlets, all found within the regional nature reserve of the Caps et Marais d'Opale, situated 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the D222 and D219 road junction. The small river Liette runs through the village.

Population

Historical population of Éperlecques
Year196219681975198219901999
Population206121682276255627852885
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

Twin towns

Éperlecques is twinned with Belgium Zonnebeke in Belgium.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Le Blockhaus d'Éperlecques". Retrieved 2007-05-25.

References

External links

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