Offekerque

Offekerque Offekerke
Commune
The town hall of Offekerque
Coat of arms
Location of Offekerque
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Coordinates: 50°56′31″N2°01′10″E / 50.9419°N 2.0194°E / 50.9419; 2.0194 Coordinates: 50°56′31″N2°01′10″E / 50.9419°N 2.0194°E / 50.9419; 2.0194
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Marck
Intercommunality	CC Région d'Audruicq
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Clotilde Beaufils [1]
Area 1	13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019) [2]	1,178
• Density	88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62634 /62370
Elevation	1–5 m (3.3–16.4 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Offekerque (West Flemish : Offekerke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. ^[3]

Geography

Offekerque is a farming village, originally of marshland, now drained by the river Oye and ditches around the commune, some 6 miles (10 km) east of Calais, on the D230, half a mile from the A16 autoroute.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	635	—
1975	628	−0.16%
1982	698	+1.52%
1990	759	+1.05%
1999	939	+2.39%
2007	1,043	+1.32%
2012	1,121	+1.45%
2017	1,167	+0.81%
Source: INSEE [4]

Places of interest

• The church of St.Marie-Madeleine, dating from the twentieth century.
• A brick-built windmill.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Statistical data, INSEE