Zutkerque

Zudkerque (West Flemish: Zuidkerke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Zutkerque
Zuidkerke
Commune
The town hall of Zutkerque
Coat of arms
Location of Zutkerque
Zutkerque
Zutkerque
Coordinates: 50°51′16″N 2°04′06″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementCalais
CantonMarck
IntercommunalityRégion d'Audruicq
Government
 • Mayor (2020-2026) Daniel Duriez
Area
1
16.41 km2 (6.34 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
1,784
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Zutkerquois, Zutkerquoises
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62906 /62370
Elevation3–55 m (9.8–180.4 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Zutkerque is located 11 miles (17 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the D226 road junction with the D191.

History

Zutkerque had a castle in Roman times, known as the Promontory. Mentioned for the first time in 1084, its name comes from Dutch and means "South church" (compare nearby Nortkerque).

In 1396, Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy stayed at the castle. The English occupied it in the year 1405. Louis XI took it back in 1477 and king Henry VII fought and won it again in 1488. Finally, in 1542 the French, under Antoine de Bourbon, duke of Vendôme, re-took it and completely destroyed the castle.

In May 1595, the village church was looted by the French. On 7 August 1635, a body of Spanish troops, from Saint-Omer, seized the town. In 1638, the French seized the village back again.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,364—    
1800 1,544+1.79%
1806 1,631+0.92%
1821 1,894+1.00%
1831 1,862−0.17%
1836 1,814−0.52%
1841 1,773−0.46%
1846 1,795+0.25%
1851 1,778−0.19%
1856 1,735−0.49%
1861 1,705−0.35%
1866 1,680−0.29%
1872 1,663−0.17%
1876 1,609−0.82%
1881 1,585−0.30%
1886 1,619+0.43%
1891 1,591−0.35%
1896 1,617+0.32%
1901 1,606−0.14%
1906 1,650+0.54%
1911 1,606−0.54%
1921 1,368−1.59%
1926 1,456+1.25%
1931 1,426−0.42%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1936 1,454+0.39%
1946 1,383−0.50%
1954 1,299−0.78%
1962 1,291−0.08%
1968 1,293+0.03%
1975 1,308+0.16%
1982 1,553+2.48%
1990 1,723+1.31%
1999 1,713−0.06%
2006 1,715+0.02%
2007 1,712−0.17%
2008 1,712+0.00%
2009 1,709−0.18%
2010 1,713+0.23%
2011 1,716+0.18%
2012 1,713−0.17%
2013 1,714+0.06%
2014 1,723+0.53%
2015 1,733+0.58%
2016 1,742+0.52%
2017 1,753+0.63%
2018 1,773+1.14%
2019 1,784+0.62%
Source: EHESS (1793-2006)[2] and INSEE[3][4]

Places of interest
  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The ruins of the château de La Montoire, dating from the fourteenth century.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Zutkerque, EHESS. (in French)
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. Historique des populations légales


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