Marck Mark | |
|---|---|
 The centre of Marck | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Marck | |
  Marck  Marck | |
| Coordinates:50°56′55″N1°57′03″E / 50.9486°N 1.9508°E /50.9486; 1.9508 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| Canton | Marck |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Calais Terres et Mers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Corinne Noël[1] |
Area 1 | 31.55 km2 (12.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 10,468 |
| • Density | 331.8/km2 (859.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62548 /62730 |
| Elevation | 0–14 m (0–46 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Marck (French pronunciation:[maʁk]ⓘ;West Flemish:Mark) is acommune in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment in theHauts-de-France region ofFrance.[3]
Marck is a farming and light industrial town located 6 km (4 mi) east ofCalais, at the junction of the D940 and D248 roads. TheA26 autoroute (‘autoroute des Anglais’) passes through the commune. The small villages of Les Hemmes-de-Marck and Fort-Vert, both on the D191 road, are included in the population.Calais–Dunkerque Airport also known as theLouis Blériot airport, and originally known as Calais-Marck, is situated in the commune.
Pierre-Henri Dumont served as the Mayor from 2014 to 2017.[4] Corinne Noël is the mayor of Marck.[5]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,576 | — |
| 1975 | 5,735 | +3.28% |
| 1982 | 7,448 | +3.80% |
| 1990 | 9,069 | +2.49% |
| 1999 | 8,987 | −0.10% |
| 2007 | 9,123 | +0.19% |
| 2009 | 9,340 | +1.18% |
| 2012 | 10,175 | +2.90% |
| 2014 | 10,676 | +2.43% |
| 2017 | 10,676 | +0.00% |
| 2020 | 10,523 | −0.48% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
The commune dates to 57 BC, when it was known asMarca, meaning "border".[7] Marck was the site of clashes between the English and the French during theHundred Years' War, during which the commune came under English control for two centuries.[8]
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