Quernes

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Quernes
Kernes
Commune
The town hall of Quernes
The town hall of Quernes
Coat of arms of Quernes
Coat of arms
Location of Quernes
Quernes is located in France
Quernes
Quernes
Coordinates: 50°36′21″N 2°22′02″E / 50.6058°N 2.3672°E / 50.6058; 2.3672Coordinates: 50°36′21″N 2°22′02″E / 50.6058°N 2.3672°E / 50.6058; 2.3672
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonAire-sur-la-Lys
IntercommunalityCA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Hervé Delabre
Area
1
2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
453
 • Density160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62676 /62120
Elevation25–71 m (82–233 ft)
(avg. 28 m or 92 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Quernes (West Flemish: Kernes) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

Quernes is situated some 12 miles (19.3 km) northwest of Béthune and 32 miles (51.5 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D186e1 and D186 roads.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968324—    
1975332+0.35%
1982360+1.16%
1990466+3.28%
1999469+0.07%
2007453−0.43%
2012479+1.12%
2017458−0.89%
Source: INSEE[2]

Places of interest[]

  • The church of St.Omer, dating from the eighteenth century.
  • Remains of an ancient watermill.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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