Quesques

Quesques
Kesseke
The main road of Quesques
The main road of Quesques
Coat of arms of Quesques
Location of Quesques
Quesques is located in France
Quesques
Quesques
Location within France
Quesques is located in Hauts-de-France
Quesques
Quesques
Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°42′15″N 1°56′01″E / 50.7042°N 1.9336°E / 50.7042; 1.9336
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonDesvres
IntercommunalityCC Desvres-Samer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Paul Saint Maxent
Area
1
13.73 km2 (5.30 sq mi)
Elevation
101 m (331 ft)
Highest elevation
211 m (692 ft)
Lowest elevation
67 m (220 ft)
Population
 (2023)
720
 • Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62678 /62240
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Quesques (French pronunciation: [kɛk]; West Flemish: Kesseke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 12 miles (19 km) east of Boulogne.

Geography

Located in the north of the Pas-de-Calais department, Quesques is a rural commune where the coastal river Liane has its source and is located, as the crow flies, 8 km northeast of the commune of Desvres and 23 km east of the commune of Boulogne-sur-Mer (attraction area and arrondissement capital).

The territory of the commune borders those of seven communes. The bordering communes are Escœuilles, Alquines, Brunembert, Coulomby, Lottinghen, Selles and Seninghem.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968569—    
1975542−0.69%
1982481−1.69%
1990542+1.50%
1999559+0.34%
2007570+0.24%
2012618+1.63%
2017676+1.81%
2023 720+1.06%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  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