Recques-sur-Hem
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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Recques-sur-Hem
Rekke aan de Hem | |
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Coordinates: 50°50′09″N 2°05′24″E / 50.8358°N 2.09°E / 50.8358; 2.09Coordinates: 50°50′09″N 2°05′24″E / 50.8358°N 2.09°E / 50.8358; 2.09 | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Calais |
Canton | Marck |
Intercommunality | CC Région d'Audruicq |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Louguet |
Area 1 | 5.41 km2 (2.09 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2019)[1] | 644 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62699 /62890 |
Elevation | 3–46 m (9.8–150.9 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Recques-sur-Hem (West Flemish: Rekke aan de Hem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]
Geography[edit]
Recques-sur-Hem lies 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, on the D217 road, by the banks of the river Hem.
Population[edit]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 359 | — |
1975 | 325 | −1.41% |
1982 | 355 | +1.27% |
1990 | 409 | +1.79% |
1999 | 504 | +2.35% |
2007 | 595 | +2.10% |
2012 | 597 | +0.07% |
2017 | 631 | +1.11% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Places of interest[edit]
- The thirteenth-century church of St. Wandrille.
- The eighteenth-century Château de Cocove
- Traces of ancient châteaux.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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