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Isques (French pronunciation: [isk]; Dutch: Izeke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

A forestry, farming and dormitory village situated some 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Boulogne, at junction 28 of the A16 autoroute with the D901 (formerly the N1 Paris-Calais highway). The river Liane flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 745—    
1975 736−0.17%
1982 960+3.87%
1990 1,171+2.51%
1999 1,102−0.67%
2007 1,151+0.55%
2012 1,142−0.16%
2017 1,153+0.19%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Apolline, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The eighteenth-century chateau d'Hermerangues.
  • A sixteenth-century castle on a motte.
  • The sixteenth-century chateau de Quehen.
  • The eighteenth-century chateau de Pont-de-Briques.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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