Rebecques

Rebecques (French pronunciation: [ʁəbɛk]; Dutch: Roosbeek; Picard: Arbècque) is a former commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Augustin.^[2]

Rebecques
Part of Saint-Augustin
Coat of arms
Location of Rebecques
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Coordinates: 50°38′46″N 2°18′25″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fruges
Commune	Saint-Augustin
Area 1	4.84 km2 (1.87 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[1]	494
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	62120
Elevation	24–74 m (79–243 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Rebecques lies about 7 miles (12 km) south of Saint-Omer, on the D192 road, in the valley of the River Lys.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1962	376	—
1968	377	+0.04%
1975	373	−0.15%
1982	367	−0.23%
1990	397	+0.99%
1999	398	+0.03%
2007	426	+0.85%
2012	464	+1.72%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of Saint Maclou, dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department