Nortkerque | |
Native Name: | Noordkerke |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Calais |
Canton: | Marck |
Insee: | 62621 |
Postal Code: | 62370 |
Mayor: | Frédéric Melchior[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CC Région d'Audruicq |
Coordinates: | 50.8758°N 2.0258°W |
Elevation M: | 13 |
Elevation Min M: | 3 |
Elevation Max M: | 25 |
Area Km2: | 13.19 |
Nortkerque (in French pronounced as /nɔʁ(t)kɛʁk/;) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]
Its name comes from Dutch and means "North church" (compare nearby Zutkerque).
Nortkerque 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D224 and the D226 roads, half a mile from the A26 autoroute.