Blendecques
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Blendecques
Blendeke | |
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 The town hall of Blendecques | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Blendecques  | |
  Blendecques  Blendecques | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′04″N 2°16′38″E / 50.7178°N 2.2772°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Longuenesse |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rachid Ben Amor[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.56 km2 (3.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,908 |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62139 /62575 |
| Elevation | 7–93 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. | |
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]
Geography[edit]
The town is 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[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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[edit]
- Alfred Machin, filmmaker, was born here.
Sights[edit]
- 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Rivière Aa (E4030570)".
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Blendecques.
- Football Club Patriote of Blendecques Archived 2009-02-14 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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