Recques-sur-Hem

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Recques-sur-Hem
Recques-sur-Hem is located in France
Recques-sur-Hem
Recques-sur-Hem
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Recques-sur-Hem is located in Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Recques-sur-Hem
Recques-sur-Hem
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Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Canton Ardres
Intercommunality Communauté de communes de la Région d'Audruicq
Government
 • Mayor Christian Pette
Area1 5.41 km2 (2.09 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 597
 • Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62699 / 62890
Elevation 3–46 m (9.8–150.9 ft)
(avg. 18 m or 59 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.

Recques-sur-Hem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Recques-sur-Hem lies 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, on the D217 road, by the banks of the river Hem.

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
338 359 325 355 409 504 597
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The thirteenth-century church of St.Wandrille.
  • The eighteenth-century Château de Cocove
  • Traces of ancient châteaux.

See also

References

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