Clerques

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

Clerques
Commune
The Sower and Saint-Barthélémy’s church
Coat of arms
Location of Clerques
Clerques
Clerques
Coordinates: 50°47′37″N 1°59′43″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonLumbres
IntercommunalityRégion d'Ardres et de la Vallée de la Hem
Government
 • MayorMarc Garenaux
Area
1
6.39 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
327
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62228 /62890
Elevation37–173 m (121–568 ft)
(avg. 47 m or 154 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A small farming village situated 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, on the D217 road, nestled in the valley of the river Hem at the foot of the Boulonnais, which is a wooded ridge at this point. Two hamlets, Audenfort to the west and Le Hamel to the East, make up the remainder of the commune.

Population
Historical population of Clerques
Year196219681975198219901999
Population184186180209215213
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History

The recent history of the village was marked by the flooding of the river, on August 13, 2006. The stone bridge in the village centre, built in 1862, was destroyed after exceptional rainfall upstream at Licques. The river, usually quiet, had accumulated such a speed it turned into an uncontrollable torrent.[2]

Places of interest
  • The church of St. Barthélemy, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The chapel of St. Théresa
  • Audenfort mill, which ceased to operate in the 1970s, and is now converted into a hotel-restaurant
  • The former flour mill at Hamel, now a hydro-electric generator.
  • The new symbol of the village: The statue of the Sower, which symbolizes the friendship between the town of Clerques and the Belgian village of Klerken.
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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Conseil Général du Pas de Calais - CG62 Archived 2006-11-27 at the Wayback Machine


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