Éperlecques Sperleke | |
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 St. Leodegar's Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Éperlecques | |
  Éperlecques  Éperlecques | |
| Coordinates:50°48′25″N2°09′09″E / 50.8069°N 2.152500°E /50.8069; 2.152500 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Saint-Omer |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Laurent Denis[1] |
Area 1 | 25.56 km2 (9.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 3,740 |
| • Density | 146/km2 (379/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62297 /62910 |
| Elevation | 0–97 m (0–318 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Éperlecques (French pronunciation:[epɛʁlɛk];West Flemish:Sperleke;Picard:Éparlecques) is acommune in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment in theHauts-de-France region ofFrance.[3]
It is a farming commune comprising eight hamlets, all found within the regional nature reserve of theCaps et Marais d'Opale, situated 6 miles (10 km) northwest ofSaint-Omer, at the D222 and D219 road junction. The small river Liette runs through the village.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,168 | — |
| 1975 | 2,276 | +0.70% |
| 1982 | 2,556 | +1.67% |
| 1990 | 2,785 | +1.08% |
| 1999 | 2,885 | +0.39% |
| 2007 | 3,135 | +1.04% |
| 2012 | 3,350 | +1.34% |
| 2017 | 3,640 | +1.67% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Éperlecques is twinned with
Zonnebeke inBelgium.
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