Offekerque
Offekerque
Offekerke | |
|---|---|
_mairie.JPG) The town hall of Offekerque | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Offekerque  Offekerque | |
| Coordinates: 50°56′31″N 2°01′10″E / 50.9419°N 2.0194°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| Canton | Marck |
| Intercommunality | CC Région d'Audruicq |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Clotilde Beaufils[1] |
| Area 1 | 13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62634 /62370 |
| Elevation | 1–5 m (3.3–16.4 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. | |
Offekerque (West Flemish: Offekerke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]
Geography
Offekerque is a farming village, originally of marshland, now drained by the river Oye and ditches around the commune, some 6 miles (10 km) east of Calais, on the D230, half a mile from the A16 autoroute.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 635 | — |
| 1975 | 628 | −0.16% |
| 1982 | 698 | +1.52% |
| 1990 | 759 | +1.05% |
| 1999 | 939 | +2.39% |
| 2007 | 1,043 | +1.32% |
| 2012 | 1,121 | +1.45% |
| 2017 | 1,167 | +0.81% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Marie-Madeleine, dating from the twentieth century.
- A brick-built windmill.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in français). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- Statistical data, INSEE
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