Ecques Explained

Ecques
Native Name:	Eske
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Ecques.svg
Arrondissement:	Saint-Omer
Canton:	Fruges
Insee:	62288
Postal Code:	62129
Mayor:	Brigitte Merchier^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Pays de Saint-Omer
Coordinates:	50.6708°N 2.2872°W
Elevation M:	26
Elevation Min M:	25
Elevation Max M:	80
Area Km2:	12.59

Ecques (pronounced as /fr/;) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

A large farming village situated 5 miles (8 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the D201 and D189 crossroads.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Nicholas, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Statistical data, INSEE

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62288-ecques INSEE commune file