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Nortkerque
Administration Country France Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais Department Pas-de-Calais Arrondissement Saint-Omer Canton Audruicq Intercommunality Communauté de communes de la Région d'Audruicq Mayor Pierre Marcant Statistics Elevation 3–25 m (9.8–82 ft)
(avg. 13 m/43 ft)Land area1 13.19 km2 (5.09 sq mi) Population2 1,622 (2006) - Density 123 /km2 (320 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 62621/ 62370 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 50°52′33″N 2°01′33″E / 50.8758333333°N 2.02583333333°E
Nortkerque is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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Geography
Nortkerque 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D224 and the D226 roads, half a mile from the A26 autoroute.
Population
Population history 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 978 1010 1051 1355 1539 1583 1622 Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates Places of interest
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.
- Two chateaux.
- A ‘Triumphal arch’, near the cemetery.
See also
References
External links
Categories:- Communes of Pas-de-Calais
- Pas-de-Calais geography stubs
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