Wardrecques

Wardrecques
Wardrecques
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Wardrecques
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Aire-sur-la-Lys
Intercommunality	Saint-Omer
Government
• Mayor	Louis-Cainne
Area1	3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,183
• Density	320/km2 (820/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62875 / 62120
Elevation	21–69 m (69–226 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Wardrecques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Wardrecques is located 6 miles (9 km) southeast of Saint-Omer, on the D199 road, just a hundred yards from the Neufossé Canal.

Population

Historical population of Wardrecques

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	518	530	541	946	1034	1068	1183
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The eighteenth century Quenivet chapel.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Wardrecques on the Quid website (French)