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Quernes
Kernes | |
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The town hall of Quernes | |
![]() Location of Quernes | |
| Coordinates: 50°36′21″N 2°22′02″E / 50.6058°N 2.3672°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Aire-sur-la-Lys |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Verwaerde |
Area 1 | 2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 71 m (233 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 420 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62676 /62120 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Quernes (French pronunciation: [kɛʁn]; West Flemish: Kernes) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Béthune and 32 miles (51 km) west of Lille. The inhabitants are called the Quernois in French. The commune is part of the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 324 | — |
| 1975 | 332 | +0.35% |
| 1982 | 360 | +1.16% |
| 1990 | 466 | +3.28% |
| 1999 | 469 | +0.07% |
| 2007 | 453 | −0.43% |
| 2012 | 479 | +1.12% |
| 2017 | 458 | −0.89% |
| 2023 | 420 | −1.43% |
| Source: INSEE | ||