Nortkerque (French pronunciation: [nɔʁ(t)kɛʁk]; West Flemish: Noordkerke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Nortkerque
Noordkerke | |
|---|---|
_mairie.JPG) The town hall of Nortkerque | |
Location of Nortkerque  | |
  Nortkerque  Nortkerque | |
| Coordinates: 50°52′33″N 2°01′33″E / 50.8758°N 2.0258°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| Canton | Marck |
| Intercommunality | CC Région d'Audruicq |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Melchior[1] |
Area 1 | 13.19 km2 (5.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,751 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62621 /62370 |
| Elevation | 3–25 m (9.8–82.0 ft) (avg. 13 m or 43 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Its name comes from Dutch and means "North church" (compare nearby Zutkerque).
Geography
editNortkerque 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D224 and the D226 roads, half a mile from the A26 autoroute.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,010 | — |
| 1975 | 1,051 | +0.57% |
| 1982 | 1,355 | +3.70% |
| 1990 | 1,539 | +1.60% |
| 1999 | 1,583 | +0.31% |
| 2007 | 1,619 | +0.28% |
| 2012 | 1,627 | +0.10% |
| 2017 | 1,613 | −0.17% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The church of St. Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.
- Two chateaux.
- A ‘Triumphal arch’, near the cemetery.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nortkerque.
 | This Pas-de-Calais geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |