Sercus Explained

Sercus
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Sercus (Nord).svg
Arrondissement:Dunkerque
Canton:Hazebrouck
Insee:59568
Postal Code:59173
Mayor:Stéphanie Fenet[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Flandre Intérieure
Coordinates:50.7081°N 2.4569°W
Elevation M:45
Elevation Min M:41
Elevation Max M:70
Area Km2:4.98
Demonym:Sercusiens

Sercus (in French pronounced as /sɛʁky/; Dutch; Flemish: Zerkel) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2]

History

In the past, Sercus was on a Roman road that went went from Cassel to Aire-sur-la-Lys, going through Oxelaëre, Staple, Wallon-Cappel, Thiennes and from Aire-sur-la-Lys continued towards Amiens via Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise and Doullens.[3]

During the Ancien Régime, the parish was included in the former Diocese of Thérouanne, and after it was abolished in 1557, the parish was transferred to the Diocese of Saint-Omer.[4]

See also

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/geographie/commune/59568-sercus INSEE commune file
  3. Mémoire de la Société dunkerquoise pour l'encouragement des sciences, des lettres et des arts, Année 1858, p. 78-79, lire en ligne
  4. Mémoire de la Société dunkerquoise pour l'encouragement des sciences, des lettres et des arts, 1862-1864, neuvième volume, p. 66, lire en ligne.