Ecques
Ecques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Ecques | |
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 The centre of Ecques | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ecques 
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| Coordinates: 50°40′15″N 2°17′14″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Fruges |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Philippe Fardoux |
| Area 1 | 12.59 km2 (4.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,139 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62288 /62129 |
| Elevation | 25–80 m (82–262 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 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 large farming village situated 5 miles (8 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the D201 and D189 crossroads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 1047 | 1108 | 1124 | 1295 | 1637 | 1781 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Nicholas, dating from the twelfth century.
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ecques. |
- Ecques on the Insee website (in French)
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