Zutkerque
| Zudkerque | |
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  Zudkerque | |
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Zudkerque | |
| Coordinates: 50°51′16″N 2°04′06″E / 50.8544°N 2.0683°ECoordinates: 50°51′16″N 2°04′06″E / 50.8544°N 2.0683°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Audruicq |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Région d'Audruicq |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Amédée Ledoux |
| Area1 | 16.41 km2 (6.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,736 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62906 / 62370 |
| Elevation |
3–55 m (9.8–180.4 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Zudkerque is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Zutkerque is located 11 miles (17 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the D226 road junction with the D191.
History
Zutkerque had a castle in Roman times, known as the Promontory. Mentioned for the first time in 1084, its name comes from Dutch and means "South church".
In 1396, Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy stayed at the castle. The English occupied it in the year 1405. Louis XI took it back in 1477 and king Henry VII fought and won it again in 1488. Finally, in 1542 the French, under Antoine de Bourbon, duke of Vendôme, re-took it and completely destroyed the castle.
In May 1595, the village church was looted by the French. On 7 August 1635, a body of Spanish troops, from Saint-Omer, seized the town. In 1638, the French seized the village back again.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 1291 | 1293 | 1308 | 1553 | 1723 | 1713 | 1736 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The ruins of the château de La Montoire, dating from the fourteenth century.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zutkerque. |
- Official website of the commune of Zutkerque (French)
- Zudkerque on the Quid website (French)