Isques

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Isques
Iberge
The church of Isques
The church of Isques
Coat of arms of Isques
Location of Isques
Isques is located in France
Isques
Isques
Coordinates: 50°40′36″N 1°39′03″E / 50.6767°N 1.6508°E / 50.6767; 1.6508Coordinates: 50°40′36″N 1°39′03″E / 50.6767°N 1.6508°E / 50.6767; 1.6508
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonOutreau
IntercommunalityCA du Boulonnais
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Pierre Gobert
Area
1
6.98 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
1,156
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62474 /62360
Elevation4–154 m (13–505 ft)
(avg. 9 m or 30 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Isques (Dutch: Izeke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

A forestry, farming and dormitory village situated some 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Boulogne, at junction 28 of the A16 autoroute with the D901 (formerly the N1 Paris-Calais highway). The river Liane flows through the commune.

Population[]

Historical population of Isques
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population711745736960117111021159
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. Apolline, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The eighteenth-century chateau d'Hermerangues.
  • A sixteenth-century castle on a motte.
  • The sixteenth-century chateau de Quehen.
  • The eighteenth-century chateau de Pont-de-Briques.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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