Oye-Plage
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Oye-Plage (French pronunciation: [wa plaʒ] ⓘ; West Flemish: Ooie) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] about 7 miles (11 km) east of Calais, nearly a mile from the English Channel.
Oye-Plage
Ooie | |
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La tour penchée, a blockhouse in Oye-Plage | |
![]() Location of Oye-Plage | |
| Coordinates: 50°58′43″N 2°02′42″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| Canton | Marck |
| Intercommunality | CC Région d'Audruicq |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Majewicz[1] |
Area 1 | 33.86 km2 (13.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,780 |
| • Density | 171/km2 (442/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62645 /62215 |
| Elevation | 0–14 m (0–46 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,326 | — |
| 1975 | 2,482 | +0.93% |
| 1982 | 4,479 | +8.80% |
| 1990 | 5,678 | +3.01% |
| 1999 | 5,882 | +0.39% |
| 2007 | 5,638 | −0.53% |
| 2012 | 5,378 | −0.94% |
| 2017 | 5,373 | −0.02% |
| 2023 | 5,780 | +1.22% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Twin town
On 27 September 1992 Oye-Plage was twinned with the English village of Capel-le-Ferne.[5]
