Clerques (; ) is a
commune
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in the
Pas-de-Calais department in the
Hauts-de-France region of
France
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.
Geography
A small farming village situated 10 miles (16 km) northwest of
Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer (; vls, Sint-Omaars) is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France.
It is west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais, and is located in the Artois province. The town is named after Saint Audoma ...
, on the D217 road, nestled in the valley of the river Hem at the foot of the
Boulonnais, which is a wooded ridge at this point. Two hamlets, Audenfort to the west and Le Hamel to the East, make up the remainder of the commune.
Population
History
The recent history of the village was marked by the flooding of the river, on August 13, 2006. The stone bridge in the village centre, built in 1862, was destroyed after exceptional rainfall upstream at
Licques. The river, usually quiet, had accumulated such a speed it turned into an uncontrollable torrent.
Conseil Général du Pas de Calais - CG62
Places of interest
* The church of St. Barthélemy, dating from the thirteenth century.
* The chapel of St. Théresa
* Audenfort mill, which ceased to operate in the 1970s, and is now converted into a hotel-restaurant
* The former flour mill at Hamel, now a hydro-electric
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generator.
* The new symbol of the village: The statue of the Sower, which symbolizes the friendship between the town of Clerques and the Belgian
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* Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent
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village of Klerken.
See also
* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
External links
Statistical data
INSEE
Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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