Quelmes

Quelmes
Commune
The town hall of Quelmes

Coat of arms
Quelmes
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Quelmes
Coordinates: 50°44′02″N 2°08′17″E / 50.7339°N 2.1381°E / 50.7339; 2.1381Coordinates: 50°44′02″N 2°08′17″E / 50.7339°N 2.1381°E / 50.7339; 2.1381
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Canton Lumbres
Intercommunality Pays de Lumbres
Government
  Mayor Paul Evrard
Area1 9.86 km2 (3.81 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 580
  Density 59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62674 /62500
Elevation 55–158 m (180–518 ft)
(avg. 121 m or 397 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.

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

Geography

Quelmes lies about 5 miles (8 km) west of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D208 and D207 roads and bordered by the A26 motorway.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
231246262371445447580
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Pierre, dating from the thirteenth century.

See also

References

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