Questrecques

Questrecques
Commune
The church of Questrecques

Coat of arms
Questrecques
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Questrecques
Coordinates: 50°39′53″N 1°44′55″E / 50.6647°N 1.7486°E / 50.6647; 1.7486Coordinates: 50°39′53″N 1°44′55″E / 50.6647°N 1.7486°E / 50.6647; 1.7486
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton Desvres
Intercommunality CC Desvres-Samer
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Claude Campagne
Area1 5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 360
 • Density 62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62679 /62830
Elevation 16–94 m (52–308 ft)
(avg. 45 m or 148 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.

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

Geography

Questrecques is situated 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D238 and D239 roads, by the banks of the river Liane.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
171187193181258354360
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • Manorhouses and farmhouses dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

References


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