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Quesques
Quesques (French pronunciation: [kɛk]; West Flemish: Kesseke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Quesques Kesseke | |
|---|---|
The main road of Quesques | |
| Coat of arms | |
Quesques Quesques | |
| Coordinates: 50°42′15″N 1°56′01″E / 50.7042°N 1.9336°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Desvres |
| Intercommunality | CC Desvres-Samer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Paul Saint Maxent[1] |
| Area 1 | 13.73 km2 (5.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 712 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62678 /62240 |
| Elevation | 67–211 m (220–692 ft) (avg. 101 m or 331 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
Quesques is situated 12 miles (19 km) east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D254 and D204 roads.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 569 | — |
| 1975 | 542 | −0.69% |
| 1982 | 481 | −1.69% |
| 1990 | 542 | +1.50% |
| 1999 | 559 | +0.34% |
| 2007 | 570 | +0.24% |
| 2012 | 618 | +1.63% |
| 2017 | 676 | +1.81% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest edit
- The church of St. Ursmer, dating from the nineteenth century.
- Ruins of an old chateau.
- A watermill and presbytery from the eighteenth century.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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