Isques
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Isques Iberge | |
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 The church of Isques | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Isques  | |
  Isques  Isques | |
| Coordinates: 50°40′36″N 1°39′03″E / 50.6767°N 1.6508°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Outreau |
| Intercommunality | CA du Boulonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bertrand Dumaine[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.98 km2 (2.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,147 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62474 /62360 |
| Elevation | 4–154 m (13–505 ft) (avg. 9 m or 30 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Isques (French pronunciation: [isk]; Dutch: Izeke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]A forestry, farming and dormitory village situated some 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Boulogne, at junction 28 of the A16 autoroute with the D901 (formerly the N1 Paris-Calais highway). The river Liane flows through the commune.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 745 | — |
| 1975 | 736 | −0.17% |
| 1982 | 960 | +3.87% |
| 1990 | 1,171 | +2.51% |
| 1999 | 1,102 | −0.67% |
| 2007 | 1,151 | +0.55% |
| 2012 | 1,142 | −0.16% |
| 2017 | 1,153 | +0.19% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St. Apolline, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The eighteenth-century chateau d'Hermerangues.
- A sixteenth-century castle on a motte.
- The sixteenth-century chateau de Quehen.
- The eighteenth-century chateau de Pont-de-Briques.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- Official website of the commune (in French)
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