Offekerque
Offekerque (West Flemish: Offekerke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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The town hall of Offekerque | |
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Coordinates: 50°56′31″N 2°01′10″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Calais |
Canton | Marck |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Région d'Audruicq |
Government | |
• Mayor | Georges Paris |
Area 1 | 13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,167 |
• Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62634 /62370 |
Elevation | 1–5 m (3.3–16.4 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography
Offekerque is a farming village, originally of marshland, now drained by the river Oye and ditches around the commune, some 6 miles (10 km) east of Calais, on the D230, half a mile from the A16 autoroute.
Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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634 | 635 | 628 | 698 | 759 | 939 | 1026 |
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates |
Places of interest
- The church of St.Marie-Madeleine, dating from the twentieth century.
- A brick-built windmill.
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- Offekerque on the Insee website (in French)
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