Offekerque
| Offekerque | |
|---|---|
  Offekerque | |
|
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Offekerque | |
| Coordinates: 50°56′31″N 2°01′10″E / 50.9419°N 2.0194°ECoordinates: 50°56′31″N 2°01′10″E / 50.9419°N 2.0194°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Audruicq |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Région d'Audruicq |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Georges Paris |
| Area1 | 13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,026 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62634 / 62370 |
| Elevation |
1–5 m (3.3–16.4 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft) |
|
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Offekerque is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Offekerque is a farming village, originally of marshland, now drained by the river Oye and ditches around the commune, some 6 miles (10 km) east of Calais, on the D230, half a mile from the A16 autoroute.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 634 | 635 | 628 | 698 | 759 | 939 | 1026 |
| Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Marie-Madeleine, dating from the twentieth century.
- A brick-built windmill.
See also
References
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Offekerque. |
- Offekerque on the Insee website (French)
- Offekerque on the Quid website (French)
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, March 15, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.