Ecques
| Ecques | ||
|---|---|---|
| Commune | ||
 The centre of Ecques | ||
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  Ecques Location within Hauts-de-France region  Ecques | ||
| Coordinates: 50°40′15″N 2°17′14″E / 50.6708°N 2.2872°ECoordinates: 50°40′15″N 2°17′14″E / 50.6708°N 2.2872°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer | |
| Canton | Fruges | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Philippe Fardoux | |
| Area1 | 12.59 km2 (4.86 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 1,781 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62288 /62129 | |
| Elevation |
25–80 m (82–262 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Ecques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A large farming village situated 5 miles (8 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the D201 and D189 crossroads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1047 | 1108 | 1124 | 1295 | 1637 | 1781 |
| 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.Nicholas, dating from the twelfth century.
See also
References
External links
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