| Offekerque | ||
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| Commune | ||
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The town hall of Offekerque
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| Coordinates: 50°56′31″N 2°01′10″E / 50.9419°N 2.0194°ECoordinates: 50°56′31″N 2°01′10″E / 50.9419°N 2.0194°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Calais | |
| Canton | Marck | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Région d'Audruicq | |
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| • Mayor | Georges Paris | |
| Area1 | 13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,026 | |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62634 /62370 | |
| Elevation | 1–5 m (3.3–16.4 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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.
Offekerque is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Offekerque is a farming village, originally of marshland, now drained by the river Oye and ditches around the commune, some 6 miles (10 km) east of Calais, on the D230, half a mile from the A16 autoroute.