Sainte-Marie-Kerque

Sainte-Marie-Kerque Sinte-Mariakerke
Commune
The town hall of Sainte-Marie-Kerque
Coat of arms
Location of Sainte-Marie-Kerque
Sainte-Marie-Kerque Sainte-Marie-Kerque
Coordinates: 50°54′00″N 2°08′19″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Marck
Intercommunality	CC Région d'Audruicq
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Carole Duytsche
Area 1	18.47 km2 (7.13 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	1,708
• Density	92.47/km2 (239.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62756 /62370
Elevation	2–5 m (6.6–16.4 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Marie-Kerque (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁi kɛʁk] ^ⓘ; West Flemish: Sinte-Mariakerke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Sainte-Marie-Kerque is located some 8 miles (13 km) to the east of Calais on the D224E1 and D218E1 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,228	—
1975	1,224	−0.05%
1982	1,323	+1.12%
1990	1,322	−0.01%
1999	1,412	+0.73%
2007	1,531	+1.02%
2012	1,520	−0.14%
2017	1,648	+1.63%
2023	1,708	+0.60%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The church of St.Nicholas, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The Château du Wetz.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department