Questrecques

Questrecques
Questrecques
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Questrecques
Coordinates: 50°39′53″N 1°44′55″E / 50.6647°N 1.7486°ECoordinates: 50°39′53″N 1°44′55″E / 50.6647°N 1.7486°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Samer
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Samer et environs
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Claude Campagne
Area^1	5.84 km^2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	360
• Density	62/km^2 (160/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62679 / 62830
Elevation	16–94 m (52–308 ft) (avg. 45 m or 148 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.

Questrecques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Questrecques is situated 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D238 and D239 roads, by the banks of the river Liane.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
171	187	193	181	258	354	360
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the fifteenth century.
• Manorhouses and farmhouses dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Questrecques on the Quid website (French)