Ecquedecques
| Ecquedecques | ||
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  Ecquedecques | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Ecquedecques | ||
| Coordinates: 50°33′42″N 2°26′56″E / 50.5617°N 2.4489°ECoordinates: 50°33′42″N 2°26′56″E / 50.5617°N 2.4489°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Béthune | |
| Canton | Auchel | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Artois-Lys | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Émile Flan | |
| Area1 | 2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 407 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62286 / 62190 | |
| Elevation |
26–75 m (85–246 ft) (avg. 33 m or 108 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Ecquedecques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A farming village some 9 miles (14.5 km) southwest of Béthune and 30 miles (48.3 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D185 and the D185E roads. The A26 autoroute passes by just a few yards from the commune.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 379 | 428 | 399 | 420 | 410 | 407 |
| 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
- The church of St.Omer, dating from the fifteenth century.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ecquedecques. |
- Ecquedecques on the Quid website (French)