Nortkerque
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Nortkerque is a commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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Geography

Nortkerque 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer , a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais. The town is named after Saint Audomar, who brought Christianity to the area....

, at the junction of the D224 and the D226 roads, half a mile from the A26 autoroute.

Population

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1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
978 1010 1051 1355 1539 1583 1622
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.
  • Two chateaux.
  • A ‘Triumphal arch’, near the cemetery.

External links

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