Éperlecques
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| region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer | |
| Canton | Saint-Omer | |
| Community association | Pays de Saint-Omer | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 48 ' N , 2 ° 9' E | |
| height | 0-97 m | |
| surface | 25.56 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,640 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 142 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62910 | |
| INSEE code | 62297 | |
| Website | http://www.eperlecques.fr | |
Éperlecques ( Dutch Sperleke ) is a French municipality with 3640 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Saint-Omer and the Canton of Saint-Omer .
Neighboring municipalities of Éperlecques are Ruminghem in the north, Holque in the northeast, Watten in the east, Houlle in the southeast, Mentque-Nortbécourt in the southwest, Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques in the west and Muncq-Nieurlet in the northwest. The municipality is part of the Caps et Marais d'Opale Regional Nature Park .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 2,061 | 2.168 | 2,276 | 2,556 | 2,785 | 2,887 | 3.135 |
Attractions
- Éperlecques log cabin (German bunker from the Second World War, Monument historique )
- Saint-Léger church (15th century, monument historique)
- Manoir de Bleue-Maison (1592)
Town twinning
- Zonnebeke (Belgium)
literature
- Louis Delozière, L'Histoire d'Eperlecques, foyer culturel de l'Houtland, new edition 1994.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Éperlecques / Sperleke in Noms de Communes du Nord-Pas de Calais en Langue Flamande proussel.voila.net
Web links
Commons : Éperlecques - Collection of images, videos and audio files
