Surques

Surques
Commune
The church of Surques
Coat of arms
Surques Location within Hauts-de-France region Surques
Coordinates: 50°44′27″N 1°55′01″E / 50.7408°N 1.9169°E / 50.7408; 1.9169Coordinates: 50°44′27″N 1°55′01″E / 50.7408°N 1.9169°E / 50.7408; 1.9169
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	Pays de Lumbres
Government
• Mayor	Lucien Bay
Area1	6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	454
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62803 /62850
Elevation	69–199 m (226–653 ft) (avg. 144 m or 472 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.

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

Geography

Surques is located some 15 miles (24 km) west of Saint-Omer, on the D215 road, in the valley of the Hem river.

Population

Places of interest

• The church of Saints Crépin-et-Crépinien, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The remains of the medieval Manoir de Brugnobois.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Surques.

• Surques on the Quid website (in French)