Clerques

Clerques
Klarke
Commune
The Sower and Saint-Barthélémy's church
The Sower and Saint-Barthélémy's church
Coat of arms of Clerques
Coat of arms
Location of Clerques
Clerques is located in France
Clerques
Clerques
Location within France
Clerques is located in Hauts-de-France
Clerques
Clerques
Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°47′37″N 1°59′43″E / 50.7936°N 1.9953°E / 50.7936; 1.9953
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonLumbres
IntercommunalityPays de Lumbres
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Aurélien Dommanget
Area
1
6.39 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Elevation
47 m (154 ft)
Highest elevation
173 m (568 ft)
Lowest elevation
37 m (121 ft)
Population
 (2023)
312
 • Density48.8/km2 (126/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62228 /62890
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Clerques (French pronunciation: [klɛʁk]; West Flemish: Klarke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, in the valley of the river Hem at the foot of the Boulonnais, which is a wooded ridge there. Two hamlets, Audenfort to the west and Le Hamel to the east, make up the remainder of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 186—    
1975 180−0.47%
1982 209+2.16%
1990 215+0.35%
1999 213−0.10%
2007 249+1.97%
2012 285+2.74%
2017 327+2.79%
2023 312−0.78%
Source: INSEE

History

On 13 August 2006 the stone bridge in the village centre, built in 1862, was destroyed after exceptional rainfall upstream at Licques.

Transport

The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station at Audenfort, near Clerques, on 22 April 1900. Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935. They were reinstated in November 1942. The CF de BB closed in 1948.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  5. ↑ Conseil Général du Pas de Calais - CG62 Archived 2006-11-27 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 139.
  7. ↑ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 239.
  8. ↑ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 248.
  9. ↑ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 276.

Sources

  • Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-554-5.