Clarques
Clarques | |
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Part of Saint-Augustin | |
 Chateau | |
 Coat of arms | |
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  Clarques | |
| Coordinates: 50°38′50″N 2°16′42″E / 50.6472°N 2.2783°ECoordinates: 50°38′50″N 2°16′42″E / 50.6472°N 2.2783°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Fruges |
| Commune | Saint-Augustin |
| Area 1 | 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | 310 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 62129 |
| Elevation | 29–97 m (95–318 ft) (avg. 66 m or 217 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Clarques (Picard: Clarque) is a former commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Augustin.[2] Its population was 310 in 2017.[1]
Geography[]
A farming village situated 8 miles (13 km) south of Saint-Omer, on the D190 and D192 road junction. The A26 autoroute passes by the commune just 200 yards (180 m) away.
Population[]
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 234 | 254 | 238 | 206 | 231 | 233 |
| 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.Martin, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The remains of two abbeys: The Benedictine abbey of Saint-Jean-au-Mont, founded in 1080 by , was destroyed in 1537 during military operations and the community took refuge at Ypres. The other abbey was founded in 1131 as an Augustinian (Premonstratensian order) by , which survived until the French Revolution.
- A watermill
- A chateau
The present chateau was built in the early 1780s by Augustin Titelouze de Gournay, a king's musketeer, before his marriage to Marie-Therese de Feuchin in 1788. The house was enlarged in 1905 by Joseph de Gournay from the plans of architect Lillois Vilain, adding the protruding wings.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 7 December 2015 (in French)
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