Ecques

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

Ecques
The centre of Ecques
Coat of arms
Location of Ecques
Ecques
Ecques
Coordinates: 50°40′15″N 2°17′14″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonFruges
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Brigitte Merchier[1]
Area
1
12.59 km2 (4.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
2,139
  Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62288 /62129
Elevation25–80 m (82–262 ft)
(avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A large farming village situated 5 miles (8 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the D201 and D189 crossroads.

Population

Historical population of Ecques
Year196219681975198219901999
Population104711081124129516371781
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Nicholas, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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