Wardrecques

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Wardrecques
Wardrecques coat of arms
Wardrecques (France)
Wardrecques
region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Canton Fruges
Community association Pays de Saint-Omer
Coordinates 50 ° 43 ′  N , 2 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 43 ′  N , 2 ° 21 ′  E
height 21-69 m
surface 3.72 km 2
Residents 1,333 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 358 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 62120
INSEE code
Website http://www.commune-wardrecques.com/

Town Hall (Mairie) of Wardrecques

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Wardrecques ( Flemish : Werdrik ) is a French municipality with 1,333 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Omer and the canton of Fruges (until 2015: canton of Aire-sur-la-Lys ).

geography

Wardrecques is located about seven kilometers southeast of Saint-Omer and about 28 kilometers northwest of Béthune on the Canal de Neuffossé . The municipality is associated with the Caps et Marais d'Opale Regional Nature Park as an access point .

Wardrecques is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Campagne-lès-Wardrecques in the north and west, Renescure in the north-east, Blaringhem in the east and south-east, Racquinghem in the south and east and Heuringhem in the south and south-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 518 530 541 946 1,034 1,068 1,153 1.306
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Notre-Dame church
  • Quénivet Chapel from the 18th century

Web links

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