Marck, Pas-de-Calais

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Marck
Mark
Commune
The centre of Marck
The centre of Marck
Coat of arms of Marck
Coat of arms
Location of Marck
Marck is located in France
Marck
Marck
Coordinates: 50°56′55″N 1°57′03″E / 50.9486°N 1.9508°E / 50.9486; 1.9508Coordinates: 50°56′55″N 1°57′03″E / 50.9486°N 1.9508°E / 50.9486; 1.9508
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementCalais
CantonMarck
IntercommunalityCA Grand Calais Terres et Mers
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Corinne Noël[1]
Area
1
31.55 km2 (12.18 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
10,649
 • Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62548 /62730
Elevation0–14 m (0–46 ft)
(avg. 6 m or 20 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marck (French pronunciation: ​[maʁk]; West Flemish: Mark) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

Marck is a farming and light industrial town located 6 km east of Calais, at the junction of the D940 and D248 roads. The A26 autoroute (‘autoroute des Anglais’) passes through the commune and the Louis Blériot airport is in the middle of the commune. The small villages of Les Hemmes-de-Marck and Fort-Vert, both on the D191 road, are included in the population.

Politics[]

Pierre-Henri Dumont served as the Mayor from 2014 to 2017.[3]

Demographic evolution[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 4,576—    
1975 5,735+3.28%
1982 7,448+3.80%
1990 9,069+2.49%
1999 8,987−0.10%
2007 9,123+0.19%
2012 10,175+2.21%
2017 10,676+0.97%
Source: INSEE[4]

There are three elementary schools and one middle school.

Main sights[]

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the twentieth century, is an official historical monument since January 17, 2002. The original church, dated from the 15th century, was destroyed with explosives in 1944 during World War II.[5]
  • There is a headstone placed in memory of those who perished during the bombing of Rue Du Sable in Marck on September 28, 1944 by the Allied Forces. This bombing killed over 30 inhabitants and injured many, the largest Marck had ever faced at one time. This street was subsequently renamed Rue Du 28 Septembre in memory of this terrible tragedy.[5]
  • The brick tower of an old windmill.
  • There is a war memorial at the center of the town with the names of town locals that were killed during World War I, World War II and other subsequent wars.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Biographie de Pierre-Henri Dumont - Marck-en-Calaisis". www.ville-marck.fr. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Littoral, Nord. "Il y a 70 ans, la ville de Marck était martyrisée par une bombe". Nord Littoral. Retrieved 2016-10-23.

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