Ecquedecques
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Ecquedecques
|native name = Eskeldeke
|commune status = Commune
|image = Ecquedecques (Pas-de-Calais, Fr) mairie - école.JPG
|caption = The town hall and school of Ecquedecques
|image coat of arms = Blason Ecquedecques.svg
|arrondissement = Béthune
|canton = Lillers
|INSEE = 62286
|postal code = 62190
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
|coordinates = {{coord|50.5617|2.4489|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 33
|elevation min m = 26
|elevation max m = 75
|area km2 = 2.63
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Ecquedecques ({{IPA|fr|ɛkdɛk}}; {{langx|vls|Eskeldeke}}) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62286-ecquedecques INSEE commune file]
Geography
A farming village some {{convert|9|mi|km}} southwest of Béthune and {{convert|30|mi|km}} southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D185 and the D185E roads. The A26 autoroute passes by just a few yards from the commune.
Population
{{Historical populations
| source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62286#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
| percentages = pagr
| align = none
|1968 |428
|1975 |399
|1982 |420
|1990 |410
|1999 |407
|2007 |476
|2012 |491
|2017 |513
}}
Places of interest
- The church of St.Omer, dating from the fifteenth century.
See also
References
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{{Pas-de-Calais communes}}
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Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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