Ecques
Ecques | |
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Ecques | |
Location within Hauts-de-France region Ecques | |
Coordinates: 50°40′15″N 2°17′14″E / 50.6708°N 2.2872°E / 50.6708; 2.2872Coordinates: 50°40′15″N 2°17′14″E / 50.6708°N 2.2872°E / 50.6708; 2.2872 | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
Canton | Aire-sur-la-Lys |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Morinie |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Philippe Fardoux |
Area1 | 12.59 km2 (4.86 sq mi) |
Population (1999)2 | 1,781 |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62288 / 62129 |
Elevation |
25–80 m (82–262 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 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. |
Ecques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A large farming village situated 5 miles (8 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the D201 and D189 crossroads.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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Population | 1047 | 1108 | 1124 | 1295 | 1637 | 1781 |
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.Nicholas, dating from the twelfth century.
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ecques. |
- Ecques on the Insee website (French)
- Ecques on the Quid website (French)
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