Recques-sur-Hem

Recques-sur-Hem Rekke aan de Hem
Commune
The town hall of Recques-sur-Hem
Coat of arms
Location of Recques-sur-Hem
Recques-sur-Hem Recques-sur-Hem
Coordinates: 50°50′09″N 2°05′24″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Marck
Intercommunality	CC Région d'Audruicq
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Louguet
Area 1	5.41 km2 (2.09 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	668
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62699 /62890
Elevation	3–46 m (9.8–150.9 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Recques-sur-Hem (French pronunciation: [ʁɛk syʁ ɛm]; West Flemish: Rekke aan de Hem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Recques-sur-Hem lies 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, on the D217 road, by the banks of the river Hem.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	359	—
1975	325	−1.41%
1982	355	+1.27%
1990	409	+1.79%
1999	504	+2.35%
2007	595	+2.10%
2012	597	+0.07%
2017	631	+1.11%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The thirteenth-century church of St. Wandrille.
• The eighteenth-century Château de Cocove
• Traces of ancient châteaux.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department