- Blendecques
French commune
name= Blendecques
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton= Arques
insee=62139
cp=62575
maire=André Bultel
mandat=
intercomm=Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Omer
longitude=2.27722222222
latitude=50.7177777778
alt moy=25 m
alt mini=7 m
alt maxi=93 m
hectares=956
km²=9,56
sans=5186
date-sans=1999
dens=542|Blendecques is a commune in the
Pas-de-Calais "département" in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance .Geography
A town situated 3 miles (5km) south of
Saint-Omer , at the junction of the D77, D210 and D211 roads. The riverAa flows through the commune.
The town has a football team and a basketball team.Population
People with links to the commune
*
Alfred Machin (1877 – 1929) French film maker, was born here.Places of interest
* The 19th century church of St.Gilles.
* The Chapelle de Soyecques.
* The 18th century Château de La Garenne.
* Another Château of the 19th century .
* The abbey of Sainte-Colombe, dating from the 12th century.
* The remains of some oldwatermill s andlime-kiln s.See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department External links
* [http://fcpblendecques.footeo.com/index.php?module=footeo_kernel Football Club Patriote of Blendecques] fr
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62139&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Blendecques on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26636&req=Blendecques Blendecques on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on May 3rd 2008."
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