Coyecques

Coyecques
Coat of arms
Coyecques
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Coyecques
Coordinates: 50°36′15″N 2°11′00″E / 50.6042°N 2.1833°ECoordinates: 50°36′15″N 2°11′00″E / 50.6042°N 2.1833°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fauquembergues
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton de Fauquembergues
Government
• Mayor	Pascal Delforge
Area^1	13.89 km^2 (5.36 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	562
• Density	40/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62254 / 62560
Elevation	43–173 m (141–568 ft) (avg. 48 m or 157 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

A small farming village situated 10 miles (16 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the D157 and D158 crossroads, by the banks of the river Lys.

Population

Historical population of Coyecques

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	555	568	540	544	551	562
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Pierre, dating from the seventeenth century.
• A watermill.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Coyecques on the Quid website (French)