Serques

Serques
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 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
Residents	827	755	735	707	893	1,034	1,095	1,121
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Omer church

• 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

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