Surques

Surques (French pronunciation: [syʁk]; West Flemish: Zurke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France^[3] about 15 miles (24 km) west of Saint-Omer, in the valley of the Hem river.

Surques Zurke
Commune
The church of Surques
Coat of arms
Location of Surques
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Coordinates: 50°44′27″N 1°55′01″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	Pays de Lumbres
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Hélène Taverne[1]
Area 1	6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	631
• Density	92.1/km2 (239/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62803 /62850
Elevation	69–199 m (226–653 ft) (avg. 144 m or 472 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	327	—
1975	357	+1.26%
1982	345	−0.49%
1990	364	+0.67%
1999	365	+0.03%
2007	463	+3.02%
2012	577	+4.50%
2017	640	+2.09%
Source: INSEE[4]

Transport

The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station at Surques on 22 April 1900.^[5] Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.^[6] They were reinstated in November 1942.^[7] The CF de BB closed in 1948.^[8]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department