The Communauté de communes de la Région d'Audruicq is the ''

communauté de communes A ''communauté de communes'' (, "community of communes") is a federation of municipalities (communes) in France. It forms a framework within which local tasks are carried out together. It is the least-integrated form of ''intercommunalité'' (int ...

'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

Audruicq Audruicq (; vls, Ouderwijk, lang) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. Geography A town located 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Calais, at the junction of the D224 with the D309 road. History Baldwin II, Count ...

. It is located in the

Pas-de-Calais Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments ...

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, in the

Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its Prefectu ...

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, northern

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. It was created on 1 January 1994. Its seat is in Audruicq.CC de la Région d'Audruicq (N° SIREN : 246200844)
BANATIC, accessed 7 April 2022. Its area is 220.0 km². Its population was 27,630 in 2018, of which 5,422 in Audruicq proper.Comparateur de territoire
INSEE, accessed 7 April 2022.

Composition

The communauté de communes consists of the following 15 communes:INSEE
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# Guemps #

Muncq-Nieurlet Muncq-Nieurlet (; nl, Munk-Nieuwerleet) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Munczq-Nieurlet lies about 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the D217 and D219 crossroads. P ...

# Nortkerque #

Nouvelle-Église Nouvelle-Église ( vls, Nieuwkerke, lang) (English: New Church) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in ...

Offekerque Offekerque ( vls, Offekerke, lang) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Offekerque is a farming village, originally of marshland, now drained by the river Oye and ditches around the comm ...

Oye-Plage Oye-Plage (; vls, Ooie, lang) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Oye-Plage lies about east of Calais, on the junction of the D219 and the D940. The commune is nearly a mile from the ...

Polincove Polincove (; nl, Pollinkhove) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Polincove lies about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Calais, at the junction of the D218 and D219 roads and by the ...

# Recques-sur-Hem #

Ruminghem Ruminghem () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Ruminghem is located about 10 miles (16 km) north of Saint-Omer on the D217 road. Population Places of interest * The church of S ...

Sainte-Marie-Kerque Sainte-Marie-Kerque (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Sainte-Marie-Kerque is located some 8 miles (13 km) to the east of Calais on the D224E1 and D218E1 roads. Population ...

Saint-Folquin Saint-Folquin (; vls, Sint-Volkwin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France named for a 9th-century Christian saint named Folquin. Geography Saint-Folquin is located some 8 miles (13 km) east o ...

Saint-Omer-Capelle Saint-Omer-Capelle (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Saint-Omer-Capelle is located some 8 miles (13 km) to the east of Calais on the D229 road and just a few hundred yards f ...

Vieille-Église Vieille-Église ( vls, Oudekerke, lang) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Vieille-Église is located 9 miles (15 km) east of Calais, at the D229 and D255 road junction, just a hun ...

Zutkerque Zudkerque () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Zutkerque is located 11 miles (17 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the D226 road junction with the D191. History Zutkerque had a ca ...

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