Éperlecques

Éperlecques

Sperleke
Éperlecques Sperleke
Commune
	St. Leodegar's Church
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 50°48′25″N 2°09′09″E / 50.8069°N 2.152500°ECoordinates: 50°48′25″N 2°09′09″E / 50.8069°N 2.152500°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Saint-Omer
Intercommunality	Pays de Saint-Omer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laurent Denis
Area 1	25.56 km2 (9.87 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	3,668
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62297 /62910
Elevation	0–97 m (0–318 ft) ; (avg. 15 m or 49 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Éperlecques (French pronunciation: [epɛʁlɛk]; West Flemish: Sperleke; Picard: Éparlecques) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

It is a farming commune comprising eight hamlets, all found within the regional nature reserve of the Caps et Marais d'Opale, situated 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the D222 and D219 road junction. The small river Liette runs through the village.

Population[]

Historical population of Éperlecques
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	2061	2168	2276	2556	2785	2885
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.