Surques

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Surques
Zurke
Commune
The church of Surques
The church of Surques
Coat of arms of Surques
Coat of arms
Location of Surques
Map
(2020–2026)
Marie-Hélène Taverne[1]
Area
1
6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
638
 • Density93/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]

Geography

Surques is located some 15 miles (24 km) west of Saint-Omer, on the D215 road, 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de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station at Surques on 22 April 1900.[5] Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.[6] They were reinstated in November 1942.[7] The CF de BB closed in 1948.[8]

Places of interest

  • The church of Saints Crépin-et-Crépinien, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The remains of the medieval Manoir de Brugnobois.

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 légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  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.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Surques.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
Authority control databases: National Edit this at Wikidata
  • France
  • BnF data


Stub icon

This Pas-de-Calais geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e