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Clerques

Coordinates: 50°47′37″N 1°59′43″E / 50.7936°N 1.9953°E / 50.7936; 1.9953
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Clerques
Klarke
The Sower and Saint-Barthélémy's church
The Sower and Saint-Barthélémy's church
Coat of arms of Clerques
Location of Clerques
Map
Clerques is located in France
Clerques
Clerques
Clerques is located in Hauts-de-France
Clerques
Clerques
Coordinates: 50°47′37″N 1°59′43″E / 50.7936°N 1.9953°E / 50.7936; 1.9953
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonLumbres
IntercommunalityPays de Lumbres
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Aurélien Dommanget[1]
Area
1
6.39 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
314
 • Density49/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.

Clerques (French pronunciation: [klɛʁk]; West Flemish: Klarke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, in the valley of the river Hem at the foot of the Boulonnais, which is a wooded ridge there. Two hamlets, Audenfort to the west and Le Hamel to the east, make up the remainder of the commune.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 186—    
1975 180−0.47%
1982 209+2.16%
1990 215+0.35%
1999 213−0.10%
2007 249+1.97%
2012 285+2.74%
2017 327+2.79%
Source: INSEE[4]

History

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On 13 August 2006 the stone bridge in the village centre, built in 1862, was destroyed after exceptional rainfall upstream at Licques.[5]

Transport

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The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station at Audenfort, near Clerques, on 22 April 1900.[6] Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.[7] They were reinstated in November 1942.[8] The CF de BB closed in 1948.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024 https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8288323?geo=COM-62228. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Conseil Général du Pas de Calais - CG62 Archived 2006-11-27 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 139.
  7. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 239.
  8. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 248.
  9. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 276.

Sources

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  • Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-554-5.
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