Nortkerque
Nortkerque
Noordkerke | |
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The town hall of Nortkerque | |
Location of Nortkerque | |
| Coordinates: 50°52′33″N 2°01′33″E / 50.8758°N 2.0258°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| Canton | Marck |
| Intercommunality | CC Région d'Audruicq |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Melchior |
Area 1 | 13.19 km2 (5.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 1,753 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62621 /62370 |
| Elevation | 3–25 m (9.8–82.0 ft) (avg. 13 m or 43 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Nortkerque (French pronunciation: [nɔʁ(t)kɛʁk]; West Flemish: Noordkerke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Its name comes from Dutch and means "North church" (compare nearby Zutkerque).