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Clairmarais (French pronunciation: [klɛʁmaʁɛ]; West Flemish: Klaarmares) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Clairmarais
Klaarmares
Commune
Romelaëre nature reserve
Location of Clairmarais
Clairmarais
Clairmarais
Coordinates: 50°46′27″N 2°18′03″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonSaint-Omer
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Damien Morel[1]
Area
1
18.02 km2 (6.96 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
606
  Density34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62225 /62500
Elevation1–34 m (3.3–111.5 ft)
(avg. 9 m or 30 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 farming village situated in reclaimed marshland, 2 miles (3 km) northeast of Saint-Omer, on the D209 road. The Neufosse Canal, which connects the rivers Aa and Lys, passes by the commune.


Population


Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 410    
1975 480+2.28%
1982 598+3.19%
1990 687+1.75%
1999 689+0.03%
2007 648−0.76%
2012 627−0.66%
2017 624−0.10%
Source: INSEE[4]

History


A Clairmarais fisherman
A Clairmarais fisherman

It owes its origin to the famous Cistercian abbey founded by St. Bernard in 1140. He gave the village the name of Claromarisco (later to be Clarus Mariscus and then Clermarez) because of the huge marshes and many rivers in the vicinity. The Dutch Klaarmares and West Flemish Cleremeersch names reflect the nature of the terrain, too.
Clairmarais became a fully-fledged common in 1790 when the abbey was going to be destroyed and sold as a national asset during the French Revolution.

During World War I, the Royal Flying Corps, and later Royal Air Force, operated from Clairmarais aerodrome.[5]


Places of interest



See also



References


  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. O'Connor, Mike. Airfields and Airmen: The Channel Coast. pp. 171–173. ISBN 9781844152582.
  6. JO; Decree No. 2008-220 of 5 March 2008 covering creation of the national nature reserve "Romelaëre Lakes" Nord and Pas-de-Calais






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