Sainte-Marie-Kerque

Sainte-Marie-Kerque
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Marck
Community association	Région d'Audruicq
Coordinates	50 ° 54 '  N , 2 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 54 '  N , 2 ° 8'  E
height	2-5 m
surface	18.47 km 2
Residents	1,648 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	89 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	62370
INSEE code	62756
Website	www.mairie-saintemariekerque.fr
Sainte-Marie-Kerque, Notre-Dame church

Sainte-Marie-Kerque ( Dutch : Sint-Mariakerke ) is a French municipality with 1648 inhabitants (at 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 .

geography

The closest localities are Saint-Pierre-Brouck (ndl .: "Sint Pieterbroek") (approx. 3.6 km as the crow flies) and the canton capital Audruicq (ndl .: "Ouderwijk") (approx. 4.6 km). The coastal town of Calais (ndl .: "Kales"), seat of the prefecture , is 20 km as the crow flies.

history

The municipality is located in the French part of Flanders and belongs to the historically Dutch- speaking area of French Flanders , which in the Middle Ages extended to the west of Calais , which can still be recognized today by the place names ( Kerque or Kerke (Flemish) = church) and many surnames of the residents . However, since the early modern period, French has steadily gained ground in the region at the expense of Dutch. In the Middle Ages, the place shared the fate of the County of Flanders . Since the Franconian division of the empire in the 8th century, this was in feudal dependence on the French crown, came to the House of Burgundy in 1385 and in 1477/1526 to the Habsburgs and thus to the Holy Roman Empire . In the 16./17. In the 19th century, western Flanders came back to France.

Population development
year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2009
Residents	1,181	1,228	1,224	1,323	1,322	1,412	1,518

Attractions

Sights include the Eglise Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation ( Church of the Appearance of Our Lady ) , which dates back to the 15th century . A comprehensive restoration took place in 1899. In addition, there is the Église Saint-Nicolas ( Church of Saint Nicholas ) from 1837 and the Château du Wetz ( Wetz Castle ).

Web links

Commons : Sainte-Marie-Kerque  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of Sainte-Marie-Kerque (French)
• Sainte-Marie-Kerque on cartesfrance.fr in French

Individual evidence

1. ^ De Nederlanden in Frankrijk, Jozef van Overstraeten, 1969
2. ↑ Information on quid.fr ( Memento of the original from July 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.