Quesques
Encyclopedia
Quesques is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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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
Quesques is situated 12 miles (19.3 km) east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D254 and D204 roads.Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 553 | 569 | 542 | 481 | 542 | 559 | 581 |
| Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Ursmer, dating from the nineteenth century.
- Ruins of an old chateau.
- A watermill and presbyteryPresbytery (architecture)The presbytery is the name for an area in a church building which is reserved for the clergy.In the oldest church it is separated by short walls, by small columns and pilasters in the Renaissance ones; it can also be raised, being reachable by a few steps, usually with railings....
from the eighteenth century.