Hézecques
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Hézecques (French pronunciation: [ezɛk]; West Flemish: Heseke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Hézecques
Heseke | |
|---|---|
The church of Hézecques | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Hézecques | |
  Hézecques  Hézecques | |
| Coordinates: 50°31′56″N 2°10′51″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil |
| Canton | Fruges |
| Intercommunality | CC Haut Pays du Montreuillois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gaëtan Puype[1] |
Area 1 | 4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 127 |
| • Density | 25.8/km2 (66.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62453 /62310 |
| Elevation | 78–186 m (256–610 ft) (avg. 84 m or 276 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 small village situated some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D133E1 road.
It is surrounded by the communes Lugy, Beaumetz-lès-Aire and Matringhem. Hézecques is located 25 km southwest of Saint-Omer, the nearest city.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 138 | — |
| 1975 | 100 | −4.50% |
| 1982 | 109 | +1.24% |
| 1990 | 104 | −0.59% |
| 1999 | 100 | −0.43% |
| 2007 | 120 | +2.31% |
| 2012 | 113 | −1.19% |
| 2017 | 122 | +1.54% |
| 2023 | 127 | +0.67% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Peter, dating from the sixteenth century.
