Recques-sur-Hem

Recques-sur-Hem
Recques-sur-Hem
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Recques-sur-Hem
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Ardres
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la Région d'Audruicq
Mayor	Christian Pette
Statistics
Elevation	3–46 m (9.8–151 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
Land area1	5.41 km2 (2.09 sq mi)
Population2	597  (2006)
- Density	110 /km2 (280 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62699/ 62890
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 50°50′09″N 2°05′24″E / 50.8358°N 2.09°E / 50.8358; 2.09

Recques-sur-Hem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography [edit]

Recques-sur-Hem lies 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, on the D217 road, by the banks of the river Hem.

Population [edit]

Places of interest [edit]

• The thirteenth century church of St.Wandrille.
• The eighteenth century Château de Cocove
• Traces of ancient châteaux.

See also [edit]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References [edit]

• INSEE commune file

External links [edit]

• Recques-sur-Hem on the Quid website (French)

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