Quernes

Quernes
Commune
The town hall of Quernes
Coat of arms
Location of Quernes
Quernes Quernes
Coordinates: 50°36′21″N 2°22′02″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Aire-sur-la-Lys
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Hervé Delabre
Area 1	2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	439
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62676 /62120
Elevation	25–71 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 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

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	324	—
1975	332	+0.35%
1982	360	+1.16%
1990	466	+3.28%
1999	469	+0.07%
2007	453	−0.43%
2012	479	+1.12%
2017	458	−0.89%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

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

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file