Tilques

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Coordinates: 50°46′41″N 2°12′18″E / 50.7780555556, 2.205

Commune of Tilques
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Saint-Omer-Nord
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Omer
Mayor	Pierre Lurette
Statistics
Elevation	1 m–72 m (avg. 27 m)
Land area¹	7,29 km²
Population² (1999)	947
- Density	129/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62819/ 62500
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.

Tilques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

A village located 4 miles (6km) north of Saint-Omer, at the D214 and D943 road junction.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
736	751	696	776	900	947
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The church of Saint Martin, dating from the 19th century.
• The 13th century château d’Ecou at Tilques, which was rebuilt in the 15th century

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Tilques on the Insee website (French)
• Tilques on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 19th 2008.