Blendecques

Blendecques (French pronunciation: [blɑ̃dɛk]; West Flemish: Blendeke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]

Blendecques
Blendeke
The town hall of Blendecques
The town hall of Blendecques
Coat of arms of Blendecques
Location of Blendecques
Blendecques is located in France
Blendecques
Blendecques
Blendecques is located in Hauts-de-France
Blendecques
Blendecques
Coordinates: 50°43′04″N 2°16′38″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonLonguenesse
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Rachid Ben Amor[1]
Area
1
9.56 km2 (3.69 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
4,926
  Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62139 /62575
Elevation7–93 m (23–305 ft)
(avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A town situated 3 miles (5 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D77, D210 and D211 roads. The river Aa flows through the commune.[4]
The town has a football team and a basketball team.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 4,431    
1975 5,014+1.78%
1982 5,338+0.90%
1990 5,210−0.30%
1999 5,186−0.05%
2007 5,090−0.23%
2012 5,205+0.45%
2017 5,002−0.79%
Source: INSEE[5]

Personalities

Sights

  • The nineteenth-century church of St. Gilles.
  • The Chapelle de Soyecques.
  • The eighteenth-century Château de La Garenne.
  • Another Château of the 19th century .
  • The abbey of Sainte-Colombe, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The remains of some old watermills and lime-kilns.

See also

References


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