Surques

Surques
Zurke
The church of Surques
Location of Surques
Surques
Surques
Coordinates: 50°44′27″N 1°55′01″E / 50.7408°N 1.9169°E / 50.7408; 1.9169
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonLumbres
IntercommunalityPays de Lumbres
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Hélène Taverne[1]
Area
1
6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
631
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62803 /62850
Elevation69–199 m (226–653 ft)
(avg. 144 m or 472 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Surques (French pronunciation: [syʁk]; West Flemish: Zurke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] about 15 miles (24 km) west of Saint-Omer, in the valley of the Hem river.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968327—    
1975357+1.26%
1982345−0.49%
1990364+0.67%
1999365+0.03%
2007463+3.02%
2012577+4.50%
2017640+2.09%
Source: INSEE[4]

Transport

The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station at Surques on 22 April 1900.[5] Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.[6] They were reinstated in November 1942.[7] The CF de BB closed in 1948.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 139.
  6. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 239.
  7. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 248.
  8. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 276.

Sources

  • Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-554-5.