Nortkerque (French pronunciation: [nɔʁ(t)kɛʁk]; West Flemish: Noordkerke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
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Coordinates: 50°52′33″N 2°01′33″E / 50.8758°N 2.0258°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Calais |
Canton | Marck |
Intercommunality | CC Région d'Audruicq |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Melchior[1] |
Area 1 | 13.19 km2 (5.09 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,751 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62621 /62370 |
Elevation | 3–25 m (9.8–82.0 ft) (avg. 13 m or 43 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Its name comes from Dutch and means "North church" (compare nearby Zutkerque).
Nortkerque 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D224 and the D226 roads, half a mile from the A26 autoroute.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,010 | — |
1975 | 1,051 | +0.57% |
1982 | 1,355 | +3.70% |
1990 | 1,539 | +1.60% |
1999 | 1,583 | +0.31% |
2007 | 1,619 | +0.28% |
2012 | 1,627 | +0.10% |
2017 | 1,613 | −0.17% |
Source: INSEE[4] |