Nielles-lès-Bléquin

Nielles-lès-Bléquin
Commune
The town hall of Nielles-lès-Bléquin

Coat of arms
Nielles-lès-Bléquin
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Nielles-lès-Bléquin
Coordinates: 50°40′30″N 2°01′58″E / 50.675°N 2.0328°E / 50.675; 2.0328Coordinates: 50°40′30″N 2°01′58″E / 50.675°N 2.0328°E / 50.675; 2.0328
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Canton Lumbres
Intercommunality Pays de Lumbres
Government
  Mayor Francis Ducrocq
Area1 12.72 km2 (4.91 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 811
  Density 64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62613 /62380
Elevation 67–203 m (220–666 ft)
(avg. 125 m or 410 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.

Nielles-lès-Bléquin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Nielles-lès-Bléquin lies about 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D191 and D202 roads, on the banks of the small river Bléquin.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
759780714755760795811
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

References

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