Clarques
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Clarques | |
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Part of Saint-Augustin | |
 Chateau | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Clarques | |
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| Coordinates: 50°38′50″N 2°16′42″E / 50.6472°N 2.2783°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Fruges |
| Commune | Saint-Augustin |
Area 1 | 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | 309 |
| • Density | 44.4/km2 (115/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 62129 |
| Elevation | 29–97 m (95–318 ft) (avg. 66 m or 217 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Clarques (French pronunciation: [klaʁk]; Picard: Clarque) is a former commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2] On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Augustin.[3] Its population was 309 in 2018.[1]
A farming village situated 8 miles (13 km) south of Saint-Omer, on the D190 and D192 road junction. The A26 autoroute passes by the commune just 200 yards (180 m) away.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 234 | 254 | 238 | 206 | 231 | 233 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||
