Recques-sur-Hem

Recques-sur-Hem Rekke aan de Hem
Commune
The town hall of Recques-sur-Hem
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°50′09″N 2°05′24″E / 50.8358°N 2.09°E / 50.8358; 2.09Coordinates: 50°50′09″N 2°05′24″E / 50.8358°N 2.09°E / 50.8358; 2.09
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Marck
Intercommunality	CC Région d'Audruicq
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Louguet
Area 1	5.41 km2 (2.09 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	640
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62699 /62890
Elevation	3–46 m (9.8–150.9 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Recques-sur-Hem (West Flemish: Rekke aan de Hem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

Recques-sur-Hem lies 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, on the D217 road, by the banks of the river Hem.

Population[]

Places of interest[]

• The thirteenth-century church of St. Wandrille.
• The eighteenth-century Château de Cocove
• Traces of ancient châteaux.

See also[]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

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