Ecques
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Commune of Ecques |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region |  Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department |  Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement |  Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Aire-sur-la-Lys |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Morinie |
| Mayor | Philippe Fardoux (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 25 m–80 m (avg. 26 m) |
| Land area¹ | 12,59 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1781 |
| - Density | 141/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 62288/ 62129 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Ecques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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[edit] Geography
A large farming village situated 5 miles (8km) south of Saint-Omer, at the D201 and D189 crossroads.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 1047 | 1108 | 1124 | 1295 | 1637 | 1781 |
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[edit] Places of interest
- The church of St.Nicholas, dating from the 12th century.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
[edit] External links
- Ecques on the Insee website (French)
- Ecques on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 10th 2008.
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