Recques-sur-Course

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Recques-sur-Course
Rekke
The church of Recques-sur-Course
The church of Recques-sur-Course
Coat of arms of Recques-sur-Course
Location of Recques-sur-Course
Map
Recques-sur-Course is located in France
Recques-sur-Course
Recques-sur-Course
Recques-sur-Course is located in Hauts-de-France
Recques-sur-Course
Recques-sur-Course
Coordinates: 50°31′18″N 1°47′05″E / 50.5217°N 1.7847°E / 50.5217; 1.7847
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementMontreuil
CantonBerck
IntercommunalityCA Deux Baies en Montreuillois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Maryse Jumez[1]
Area
1
4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
270
 • Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62698 /62170
Elevation14–103 m (46–338 ft)
(avg. 54 m or 177 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Recques-sur-Course (French pronunciation: [ʁɛk syʁ kuʁs]; West Flemish: Rekke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography[edit]

Recques-sur-Course is located 4 miles (6 km) north of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D167 road and by the banks of the river Course.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968186—    
1975172−1.11%
1982191+1.51%
1990267+4.28%
1999292+1.00%
2007272−0.88%
2012278+0.44%
2017279+0.07%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest[edit]

  • The church of St.Leger, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • A windmill
  • The eighteenth century Louis XV style chateau de Recq.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE