Ecquedecques

Ecquedecques
Commune
The town hall and school of Ecquedecques
Coat of arms
Ecquedecques Location within Hauts-de-France region Ecquedecques
Coordinates: 50°33′42″N 2°26′56″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Lillers
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Émile Flan
Area1	2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	407
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62286 /62190
Elevation	26–75 m (85–246 ft) (avg. 33 m or 108 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ecquedecques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A farming village some 9 miles (14.5 km) southwest of Béthune and 30 miles (48.3 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D185 and the D185E roads. The A26 autoroute passes by just a few yards from the commune.

Population

Historical population of Ecquedecques

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	379	428	399	420	410	407
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Omer, dating from the fifteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Ecquedecques on the Quid website (in French)