Tilques
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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 ° 47 ' N , 2 ° 12' E | |
| height | 1-72 m | |
| surface | 7.29 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,099 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 151 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62500 | |
| INSEE code | 62819 | |
| Website | http://www.tilques.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Tilques |
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Tilques ( Flemish : Tilleke ) is a municipality in northern France with 1,099 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
Tilques is about five kilometers north-northwest of Saint-Omer . The municipality is part of the Caps et Marais d'Opale Regional Nature Park .
Tilques is surrounded by the neighboring parishes of Serques in the north and northwest, Saint-Omer in the east and southeast, Salperwick in the south and east and Zudausques in the west and southwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 766 | 751 | 696 | 776 | 900 | 947 | 1,036 | 1.109 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Le Sacré-Cœur Church
- Saint Martin Church
- Écou Castle, Monument historique
- Le Hocquet Castle
Le Sacré-Cœur Church
Écou Castle
Le Hocquet Castle
Web links
Commons : Tilques - collection of images, videos and audio files
