Marck, Pas-de-Calais

Marck
Commune
The centre of Marck

Coat of arms
Marck
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Marck
Coordinates: 50°56′55″N 1°57′03″E / 50.9486°N 1.9508°E / 50.9486; 1.9508Coordinates: 50°56′55″N 1°57′03″E / 50.9486°N 1.9508°E / 50.9486; 1.9508
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Calais
Canton Marck
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération du Calaisis
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Serge Péron
Area1 31.55 km2 (12.18 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 9,235
 • Density 290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62548 /62730
Elevation 0–14 m (0–46 ft)
(avg. 6 m or 20 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.

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

Geography

Marck is a farming and light industrial town located 6 km east of Calais, at the junction of the D940 and D248 roads. The A26 ‘autoroute des Anglaises’ passes through the commune and the Louis Blériot airport is in the middle of the commune. The small villages of Les Hemmes-de-Marck and Fort-Vert, both on the D191 road, are included in the population.

Demographic evolution

YearPopulation
19623899
19684576
19755735
19827448
19999069
19998987
20069235

There are three elementary schools and one middle school.

Main sights

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the twentieth century, is an official historical monument since January 17, 2002. The original church, dated from the 15th century, was destroyed with explosives in 1944 during World War II.[1]
  • There is a headstone placed in memory of those who perished during the bombing of Rue Du Sable in Marck on September 28, 1944 by the Allied Forces. This bombing killed over 30 inhabitants and injured many, the largest Marck had ever faced at one time. This street was subsequently renamed Rue Du 28 Septembre in memory of this terrible tragedy.[1]
  • The brick tower of an old windmill.
  • There is a war memorial at the center of the town with the names of town locals that were killed during World War I, World War II and other subsequent wars.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Littoral, Nord. "Il y a 70 ans, la ville de Marck était martyrisée par une bombe". Nord Littoral. Retrieved 2016-10-23.


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