Isques

Summary

Isques (French pronunciation: [isk]; Dutch: Izeke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

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The church of Isques
The church of Isques
Coat of arms of Isques
Location of Isques
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Isques
Isques
Isques is located in Hauts-de-France
Isques
Isques
Coordinates: 50°40′36″N 1°39′03″E / 50.6767°N 1.6508°E / 50.6767; 1.6508
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonOutreau
IntercommunalityCA du Boulonnais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bertrand Dumaine[1]
Area
1
6.98 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,147
 • Density160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62474 /62360
Elevation4–154 m (13–505 ft)
(avg. 9 m or 30 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography edit

A forestry, farming and dormitory village situated some 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Boulogne, at junction 28 of the A16 autoroute with the D901 (formerly the N1 Paris-Calais highway). The river Liane flows through the commune.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 745—    
1975 736−0.17%
1982 960+3.87%
1990 1,171+2.51%
1999 1,102−0.67%
2007 1,151+0.55%
2012 1,142−0.16%
2017 1,153+0.19%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest edit

  • The church of St. Apolline, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The eighteenth-century chateau d'Hermerangues.
  • A sixteenth-century castle on a motte.
  • The sixteenth-century chateau de Quehen.
  • The eighteenth-century chateau de Pont-de-Briques.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links edit

  • Official website of the commune (in French)