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Offekerque (West Flemish: Offekerke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Offekerque is a farming village, originally of marshland, now drained by the river Oye and ditches around the commune, some 6 miles (10 km) east of Calais, on the D230, half a mile from the A16 autoroute.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	635	—
1975	628	−0.16%
1982	698	+1.52%
1990	759	+1.05%
1999	939	+2.39%
2007	1,043	+1.32%
2012	1,121	+1.45%
2017	1,167	+0.81%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Places of interest

The church of St.Marie-Madeleine, dating from the twentieth century.
A brick-built windmill.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Statistical data, INSEE

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[popleg2021-2] "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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