Nielles-lès-Bléquin

Nielles-lès-Bléquin (French pronunciation: [njɛl lɛ blekɛ̃], literally Nielles near Bléquin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Nielles-lès-Bléquin
Commune
The town hall of Nielles-lès-Bléquin
Coat of arms
Location of Nielles-lès-Bléquin
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Coordinates: 50°40′30″N 2°01′58″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	Pays de Lumbres
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Isabelle Leroy[1]
Area 1	12.72 km2 (4.91 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	913
• Density	71.8/km2 (186/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62613 /62380
Elevation	67–203 m (220–666 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Nielles-lès-Bléquin lies about 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D191 and D202 roads, on the banks of the small river Bléquin.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	780	—
1975	714	−1.26%
1982	755	+0.80%
1990	760	+0.08%
1999	795	+0.50%
2007	819	+0.37%
2012	862	+1.03%
2017	847	−0.35%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department