Serques
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region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Saint-Omer | |
Canton | Saint-Omer | |
Community association | Pays de Saint-Omer | |
Coordinates | 50 ° 48 ' N , 2 ° 12' E | |
height | 0-72 m | |
surface | 10.43 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,148 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 110 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 62910 | |
INSEE code | 62792 | |
Website | http://www.serques.fr/ | |
Town Hall (Mairie) of Serques |
Serques ( Flemish : Zegerke ) is a municipality in northern France with 1,148 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). It belongs to the Hauts-de-France region , the Nord department , the Saint-Omer arrondissement and the Saint-Omer canton (until 2015: Saint-Omer-Nord canton ).
geography
Serques is located about eight kilometers north-north-west of Saint-Omer on the canalised Aa and is bordered by Houlle to the north and north-west, Watten to the north and north-east, Saint-Momelin to the east and north-east, Saint-Omer to the south and south-east, Tilques to the south, Zudausques and Moringhem in the southwest and Moulle in the west. The municipality is part of the Caps et Marais d'Opale Regional Nature Park .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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Residents | 827 | 755 | 735 | 707 | 893 | 1,034 | 1,095 | 1,121 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Omer church from the 18th century
- Remnants of a windmill
Personalities
- Pierre-Marie Carré (* 1947), Archbishop of Albi (2000–2010) and Montpellier (from 2011)
Web links
Commons : Serques - Collection of images, videos and audio files