Wardrecques
Werdrik
Commune
The church of Wardrecques
The church of Wardrecques
Location of Wardrecques
Wardrecques is located in France
Wardrecques
Wardrecques
Wardrecques is located in Hauts-de-France
Wardrecques
Wardrecques
Coordinates: 50°42′40″N 2°20′41″E / 50.7111°N 2.3447°E / 50.7111; 2.3447
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonFruges
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Louis Cainne[1]
Area
1
3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
1,346
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62875 /62120
Elevation21–69 m (69–226 ft)
(avg. 24 m or 79 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wardrecques (French pronunciation: [waʁdʁɛk]; West Flemish: Werdrik) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

Wardrecques is located 6 miles (9 km) southeast of Saint-Omer, on the D199 road, just a hundred yards from the Neufossé Canal.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 530—    
1975 541+0.29%
1982 946+8.31%
1990 1,034+1.12%
1999 1,068+0.36%
2007 1,153+0.96%
2012 1,189+0.62%
2017 1,333+2.31%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The eighteenth century Quenivet chapel.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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