Berck

Berck
Sailors' Calvary with remains of the Nazi coastal defences behind
Sailors' Calvary with remains of the Nazi coastal defences behind
Coat of arms of Berck
Location of Berck
Map
Berck is located in France
Berck
Berck
Berck is located in Hauts-de-France
Berck
Berck
Coordinates: 50°24′32″N 1°35′36″E / 50.4089°N 1.5933°E / 50.4089; 1.5933
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementMontreuil
CantonBerck
IntercommunalityCA Deux Baies en Montreuillois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bruno Cousein[1]
Area
1
14.88 km2 (5.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
13,298
 • Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62108 /62600
Elevation0–30 m (0–98 ft)
(avg. 9 m or 30 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Berck (French pronunciation: [bɛʁk]), sometimes referred to as Berck-sur-Mer in French or Berck-su-Mér in Picard (transl. Berck on Sea), is a commune in the northern French department of Pas-de-Calais.[3]

Situated on the English Channel immediately north the mouth of the river Authie, Berck boasts over 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) of sandy beaches and grass-topped dunes,[4] and since the middle of the 19th century it has been a destination for convalescents and vacationers.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Paris Aéroport, Paris Vous Aime Magazine, No 13, avril-may-juin 2023, p. 147