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Quiestède
Quiestède (West Flemish: Kierestede) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Quiestède Kierestede | |
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The church of Quiestède | |
Coat of arms | |
Quiestède Quiestède | |
| Coordinates: 50°40′48″N 2°19′07″E / 50.68°N 2.3186°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Fruges |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Tellier[1] |
| Area 1 | 2.83 km2 (1.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 642 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62681 /62120 |
| Elevation | 23–60 m (75–197 ft) (avg. 37 m or 121 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
Quiestède lies about 6 miles (9 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D201 and D195 roads.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 303 | — |
| 1975 | 291 | −0.58% |
| 1982 | 402 | +4.72% |
| 1990 | 537 | +3.69% |
| 1999 | 665 | +2.40% |
| 2007 | 654 | −0.21% |
| 2012 | 642 | −0.37% |
| 2017 | 614 | −0.89% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest edit
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The Château de Laprée, built in 1760.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". 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 Quiestède.
- Quiestède Table Tennis club website (in French)