Surques
Appearance
Surques
Zurke | |
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Coordinates:50°44′27″N1°55′01″E/ 50.7408°N 1.9169°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
Canton | Lumbres |
Intercommunality | Pays de Lumbres |
Government | |
• Mayor(2020–2026) | Marie-Hélène Taverne[1] |
Area 1 | 6.85 km2(2.64 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 638 |
• Density | 93/km2(240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62803/62850 |
Elevation | 69–199 m (226–653 ft) (avg. 144 m or 472 ft) |
1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Surques(French pronunciation:[syʁk];West Flemish:Zurke) is acommunein thePas-de-Calaisdepartmentin theHauts-de-Franceregion ofFrance.[3]
Geography
[edit]Surques is located some 15 miles (24 km) west ofSaint-Omer,on the D215 road, in the valley of the Hem river.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1968 | 327 | — |
1975 | 357 | +1.26% |
1982 | 345 | −0.49% |
1990 | 364 | +0.67% |
1999 | 365 | +0.03% |
2007 | 463 | +3.02% |
2012 | 577 | +4.50% |
2017 | 640 | +2.09% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Transport
[edit]TheChemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues(CF de BB) opened a station at Surques on 22 April 1900.[5]Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.[6]They were reinstated in November 1942.[7]The CF de BB closed in 1948.[8]
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of Saints Crépin-et-Crépinien, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The remains of themedievalManoir de Brugnobois.
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"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^INSEE commune file
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
- ^Farebrother & Farebrother 2008,p. 139.
- ^Farebrother & Farebrother 2008,p. 239.
- ^Farebrother & Farebrother 2008,p. 248.
- ^Farebrother & Farebrother 2008,p. 276.
Sources
[edit]- Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008).Tortillards of Artois.Usk: The Oakwood Press.ISBN978-0-85361-554-5.
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