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Quesques

Coordinates: 50°42′15″N 1°56′01″E / 50.7042°N 1.9336°E / 50.7042; 1.9336
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Quesques
Kesseke
Commune
The main road of Quesques
The main road of Quesques
Coat of arms of Quesques
Coat of arms
Location of Quesques
Map
Quesques is located in France
Quesques
Quesques
Quesques is located in Hauts-de-France
Quesques
Quesques
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[1]
Area
1
13.73 km2 (5.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
712
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62678 /62240
Elevation67–211 m (220–692 ft)
(avg. 101 m or 331 ft)
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.[3]

Geography

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Quesques is situated 12 miles (19 km) east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D254 and D204 roads.

Population

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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%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

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  • The church of St. Ursmer, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • Ruins of an old chateau.
  • A watermill and presbytery from the eighteenth century.

See also

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References

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