Recques-sur-Hem explained

Recques-sur-Hem
Native Name:	Rekke aan de Hem
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Recques-sur-Hem.svg
Arrondissement:	Calais
Canton:	Marck
Insee:	62699
Postal Code:	62890
Mayor:	Gérard Louguet^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Région d'Audruicq
Coordinates:	50.8358°N 2.09°W
Elevation M:	18
Elevation Min M:	3
Elevation Max M:	46
Area Km2:	5.41

Recques-sur-Hem (in French pronounced as /ʁɛk syʁ ɛm/;) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

Recques-sur-Hem lies 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, on the D217 road, by the banks of the river Hem.

Places of interest

• The thirteenth-century church of St. Wandrille.
• The eighteenth-century Château de Cocove
• Traces of ancient châteaux.

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. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62699-recques-sur-hem INSEE commune file