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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pas-de-Calais

Canton
  
Ardres

Local time
  
Tuesday 4:25 AM

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Arrondissement
  
Saint-Omer

Area
  
6.39 km²

Clerques

Intercommunality
  
Région d'Ardres et de la Vallée de la Hem

Weather
  
5°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 93% Humidity

Clerques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

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Map of Clerques, France

Geography

A small farming village situated 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, on the D217 road, nestled in the valley of the river Hem at the foot of the Boulonnais, which is a wooded ridge at this point. Two hamlets, Audenfort to the west and Le Hamel to the East, make up the remainder of the commune.

History

The recent history of the village was marked by the flooding of the river, on August 13, 2006. The stone bridge in the village centre, built in 1862, was destroyed after exceptional rainfall upstream at Licques. The river, usually quiet, had accumulated such a speed it turned into an uncontrollable torrent.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Barthélemy, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The chapel of St.Théresa
  • Audenfort mill, which ceased to operate in the 1970s, and is now converted into a hotel-restaurant
  • The former flour mill at Hamel, now a hydro-electric generator.
  • The new symbol of the village: The statue of the Sower, which symbolizes the friendship between the town of Clerques and the Belgian village of Klerken.

    • References

    Clerques Wikipedia
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