Sainte-Marie-Kerque

Sainte-Marie-Kerque
Commune
The town hall of Sainte-Marie-Kerque
Coat of arms
Location of Sainte-Marie-Kerque
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Coordinates: 50°54′00″N 2°08′19″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Marck
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la Région d'Audruicq
Government
• Mayor	Jean Vasseur
Area 1	18.47 km2 (7.13 sq mi)
Population  (2006)	1,537
• Density	83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62756 /62370
Elevation	2–5 m (6.6–16.4 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Marie-Kerque is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Sainte-Marie-Kerque is located some 8 miles (13 km) to the east of Calais on the D224E1 and D218E1 roads.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
1181	1228	1224	1323	1322	1412	1537
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The church of St.Nicholas, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The Château du Wetz.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Sainte-Marie-Kerque on the Quid website Template:Fr