Quernes Explained

Quernes
Native Name:Kernes
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Quernes (Pas-de-Calais).svg
Arrondissement:Béthune
Canton:Aire-sur-la-Lys
Insee:62676
Postal Code:62120
Mayor:Patrick Verwaerde[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Coordinates:50.6058°N 2.3672°W
Elevation M:28
Elevation Min M:25
Elevation Max M:71
Area Km2:2.75

Quernes (in French pronounced as /kɛʁn/; Kernes) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2] The commune is part of the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane which brings together 100 communes and has 276,094 inhabitants in 2020.

Geography

Quernes is situated some 12miles northwest of Béthune and 32miles west of Lille, at the junction of the D186e1 and D186 roads.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62676-quernes INSEE commune file