Éperlecques
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Éperlecques (French pronunciation: [epɛʁlɛk]; West Flemish: Sperleke; Picard: Éparlecques) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Éperlecques
Sperleke | |
|---|---|
St. Leodegar's Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Éperlecques | |
  Éperlecques  Éperlecques | |
| Coordinates: 50°48′25″N 2°09′09″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Saint-Omer |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Denis[1] |
Area 1 | 25.56 km2 (9.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,737 |
| • Density | 146.2/km2 (378.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62297 /62910 |
| Elevation | 0–97 m (0–318 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
It is a farming commune comprising eight hamlets, all found within the regional nature reserve of the Caps et Marais d'Opale, situated 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the D222 and D219 road junction. The small river Liette runs through the village.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,168 | — |
| 1975 | 2,276 | +0.70% |
| 1982 | 2,556 | +1.67% |
| 1990 | 2,785 | +1.08% |
| 1999 | 2,885 | +0.39% |
| 2007 | 3,135 | +1.04% |
| 2012 | 3,350 | +1.34% |
| 2017 | 3,640 | +1.67% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The Blockhaus d'Éperlecques[5]
- St. Leodegar's church, dating from the sixteenth century.
- Seven chapels.
- Traces of ancient châteaux.
- The flour mill at Seigre.
