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Éperlecques

Coordinates: 50°48′25″N 2°09′09″E / 50.8069°N 2.152500°E / 50.8069; 2.152500
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Éperlecques
Sperleke
St. Leodegar's Church
St. Leodegar's Church
Coat of arms of Éperlecques
Location of Éperlecques
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Éperlecques is located in France
Éperlecques
Éperlecques
Éperlecques is located in Hauts-de-France
Éperlecques
Éperlecques
Coordinates: 50°48′25″N 2°09′09″E / 50.8069°N 2.152500°E / 50.8069; 2.152500
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonSaint-Omer
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurent Denis[1]
Area
1
25.56 km2 (9.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,742
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62297 /62910
Elevation0–97 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.

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]

Geography

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

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Twin towns

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Éperlecques is twinned with Belgium Zonnebeke in Belgium.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Le Blockhaus d'Éperlecques". Retrieved 25 May 2007.
View towards Hellebrouck