Quernes
Quernes
Kernes | |
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The town hall of Quernes | |
Coordinates: 50°36′21″N 2°22′02″E / 50.6058°N 2.3672°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Béthune |
Canton | Aire-sur-la-Lys |
Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Verwaerde[1] |
Area 1 | 2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 439 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62676 /62120 |
Elevation | 25–71 m (82–233 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Quernes (French pronunciation: [kɛʁn]; West Flemish: Kernes) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3] The commune is part of the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane which brings together 100 communes and has 276,094 inhabitants in 2020.
Geography
[edit]Quernes is situated some 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Béthune and 32 miles (51 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D186e1 and D186 roads.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 324 | — |
1975 | 332 | +0.35% |
1982 | 360 | +1.16% |
1990 | 466 | +3.28% |
1999 | 469 | +0.07% |
2007 | 453 | −0.43% |
2012 | 479 | +1.12% |
2017 | 458 | −0.89% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St.Omer, dating from the eighteenth century.
- Remains of an ancient watermill.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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