Nortkerque (West Flemish: Noordkerke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]

Nortkerque Noordkerke
Commune
The town hall of Nortkerque
Location of Nortkerque
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Coordinates: 50°52′33″N 2°01′33″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Marck
Intercommunality	CC Région d'Audruicq
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Frédéric Melchior
Area 1	13.19 km2 (5.09 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	1,700
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62621 /62370
Elevation	3–25 m (9.8–82.0 ft) (avg. 13 m or 43 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Its name comes from Dutch and means "North church" (compare nearby Zutkerque).

Geography

Nortkerque 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D224 and the D226 roads, half a mile from the A26 autoroute.

Population

Places of interest

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

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

External links

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• Unofficial Nortkerque website

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