Coyecques

Coyecques
Commune
The town hall and school of Coyecques

Coat of arms
Coyecques
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Coyecques
Coordinates: 50°36′15″N 2°11′00″E / 50.6042°N 2.1833°E / 50.6042; 2.1833Coordinates: 50°36′15″N 2°11′00″E / 50.6042°N 2.1833°E / 50.6042; 2.1833
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Canton Fruges
Intercommunality Pays de Saint-Omer
Government
 • Mayor Pascal Delforge
Area1 13.89 km2 (5.36 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 562
 • Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62254 /62560
Elevation 43–173 m (141–568 ft)
(avg. 48 m or 157 ft)

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.

Coyecques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A small farming village situated 10 miles (16 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the D157 and D158 crossroads, by the banks of the river Lys.

Population

Historical population of Coyecques
Year196219681975198219901999
Population555568540544551562
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Pierre, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • A watermill.

See also

References

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