Marck, Pas-de-Calais explained

Marck
Native Name:Mark
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Marck.svg
Arrondissement:Calais
Canton:Marck
Insee:62548
Postal Code:62730
Mayor:Corinne Noël[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Grand Calais Terres et Mers
Coordinates:50.9486°N 1.9508°W
Elevation M:6
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:14
Area Km2:31.55

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

Geography

Marck is a farming and light industrial town located 6 km east of Calais, at the junction of the D940 and D248 roads. The A26 autoroute (‘autoroute des Anglais’) passes through the commune and the Louis Blériot airport is in the middle of the commune. The small villages of Les Hemmes-de-Marck and Fort-Vert, both on the D191 road, are included in the population. Calais–Dunkerque Airport is situated in the commune.

Politics

Pierre-Henri Dumont served as the Mayor from 2014 to 2017.[3]

Demographic evolution

The commune has three elementary schools and one middle school.

Main sights

See also

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/cog/commune/COM62548-marck INSEE commune file
  3. Web site: Biographie de Pierre-Henri Dumont - Marck-en-Calaisis. www.ville-marck.fr. 2020-01-09.
  4. News: Il y a 70 ans, la ville de Marck était martyrisée par une bombe. Littoral. Nord. Nord Littoral. 2016-10-23.