Quesques Explained

Quesques
Native Name:	Kesseke
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Quesques.svg
Arrondissement:	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton:	Desvres
Insee:	62678
Postal Code:	62240
Mayor:	Paul Saint Maxent^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Desvres-Samer
Coordinates:	50.7042°N 1.9336°W
Elevation M:	101
Elevation Min M:	67
Elevation Max M:	211
Area Km2:	13.73

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

Geography

Quesques is situated 12miles east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D254 and D204 roads.

Places of interest

• The church of St. Ursmer, dating from the nineteenth century.
• Ruins of an old chateau.
• A watermill and presbytery from the eighteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

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/COM62678-quesques INSEE commune file