Oye plague

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Oye-Plage
Ooie
Coat of arms of Oye-Plage
Oye-Plage (France)
Oye plague
region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Calais
Canton Marck
Community association Région d'Audruicq
Coordinates 50 ° 59 ′  N , 2 ° 3 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 59 ′  N , 2 ° 3 ′  E
height 0-15 m
surface 33.86 km 2
Residents 5,373 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 159 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 62215
INSEE code 62645
Website http://www.oye-plage.fr/

Oye-Plage Town Hall

Oye-Plage ( Flemish : Ooie ) is a commune with 5373 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It has belonged to the Arrondissement of Calais (previously Saint-Omer ) and the canton of Marck since 2017. The inhabitants arecalled Ansériens .

history

The place was mentioned as Ogia (early Germanic probably island ) as early as the 8th century.

geography

Oye-Plage is the northernmost municipality in the Pas-de-Calais department. It is located on the North Sea . Neighboring communities are Grand-Fort-Philippe (ndl .: "Groot Filipsfort") in the east, Saint-Folquin (ndl .: "Sint Volkwin") and Saint-Omer-Capelle (ndl .: "Sint Omaarskapel") in the southeast, Nouvelle -Église (ndl .: "Hereweg") and Vieille-Église (ndl .: "Oudekerke") in the south, Offekerque (ndl .: "Hofkerke") in the southwest and Marck (ndl .: "Merk") in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
Residents 3,014 3,008 2,482 4,479 5,678 5,882 5,714 5,387

Attractions

Saint-Médard church and leaning tower (Tour penchée) Saint-Médard church and leaning tower (Tour penchée)
Church Saint-Médard and leaning tower ( Tour penchée )
  • Church Saint-Médard , built in 1863-1880 with a tower of 1553
  • Leaning tower, former control room for the nearby battery . This control station was built in the shape of a church tower to fool approaching pilots
  • Ruins of the Château d'Oye , place of peace between England and France in 1439
  • Brick windmill
  • british war cemetery
  • Platier d'Oye nature reserve (bird sanctuary)

Web links

Commons : Oye-Plage  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ De Nederlanden in Frankrijk, Jozef van Overstraeten, 1969