Quesques
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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Quesques
Kesseke | |
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Quesques Quesques | |
Coordinates: 50°42′15″N 1°56′01″E / 50.7042°N 1.9336°E / 50.7042; 1.9336Coordinates: 50°42′15″N 1°56′01″E / 50.7042°N 1.9336°E / 50.7042; 1.9336 | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
Canton | Desvres |
Intercommunality | CC Desvres-Samer |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Paul Saint Maxent[1] |
Area 1 | 13.73 km2 (5.30 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 681 |
• Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62678 /62240 |
Elevation | 67–211 m (220–692 ft) (avg. 101 m or 331 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Quesques (French pronunciation: [kɛsk]; West Flemish: Kesseke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography[]
Quesques is situated 12 miles (19 km) east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D254 and D204 roads.
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 569 | — |
1975 | 542 | −0.69% |
1982 | 481 | −1.69% |
1990 | 542 | +1.50% |
1999 | 559 | +0.34% |
2007 | 570 | +0.24% |
2012 | 618 | +1.63% |
2017 | 676 | +1.81% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Places of interest[]
- The church of St. Ursmer, dating from the nineteenth century.
- Ruins of an old chateau.
- A watermill and presbytery from the eighteenth century.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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