Éperlecques
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| Éperlecques Sperleke | |
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| Commune | |
 St. Leodegar's Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Éperlecques
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| Coordinates: 50°48′25″N 2°09′09″E / 50.8069°N 2.152500°E / 50.8069; 2.152500 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Saint-Omer |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Denis |
| Area1 | 25.56 km2 (9.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 3,742 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62297 /62910 |
| Elevation | 0–97 m (0–318 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Éperlecques (French pronunciation: ; West Flemish: Sperleke; Picard: Éparlecques) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
It is a farming commune comprising eight hamlets, all found within the regional nature reserve of the Caps et Marais d'Opale, situated 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the D222 and D219 road junction. The small river Liette runs through the village.
Population
Places of interest
- The Blockhaus d'Éperlecques
- St. Leodegar's church, dating from the sixteenth century.
- Seven chapels.
- Traces of ancient châteaux.
- The flour mill at Seigre.
Twin towns
Éperlecques is twinned with 
Zonnebeke in Belgium.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Le Blockhaus d'Éperlecques". Retrieved 25 May 2007.
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