Serques (French pronunciation: [sɛʁk]; West Flemish: Zegerke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Serques
Zegerke | |
|---|---|
_city_limit_sign.JPG) The road into Serques | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Serques  | |
  Serques  Serques | |
| Coordinates: 50°47′39″N 2°12′06″E / 50.7942°N 2.2017°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Saint-Omer |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Etienne Cazin[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.43 km2 (4.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,147 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62792 /62910 |
| Elevation | 0–72 m (0–236 ft) (avg. 7 m or 23 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editSerques lies on reclaimed marshes 5 miles (8 km) north of Saint-Omer, on the D214 road.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 755 | — |
| 1975 | 735 | −0.38% |
| 1982 | 707 | −0.55% |
| 1990 | 893 | +2.96% |
| 1999 | 1,034 | +1.64% |
| 2007 | 1,104 | +0.82% |
| 2012 | 1,130 | +0.47% |
| 2017 | 1,148 | +0.32% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The church of St.Omer, dating from the eighteenth century.
- The remains of a windmill.
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
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