Tilques

Tilques
Tileke
The town hall of Tilques
The town hall of Tilques
Location of Tilques
Map
Tilques is located in France
Tilques
Tilques
Tilques is located in Hauts-de-France
Tilques
Tilques
Coordinates: 50°46′41″N 2°12′18″E / 50.7781°N 2.205°E / 50.7781; 2.205
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonSaint-Omer
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Bedague[1]
Area
1
7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,070
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62819 /62500
Elevation1–72 m (3.3–236.2 ft)
(avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tilques (French pronunciation: [tilk]; West Flemish: Tileke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3] The placename derives from medieval Flemish: Tilleke.[4]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Placename Tilleke: proussel.voila.net. The village is attested in 1139 as the Tilleke, from Gallo-Roman Tilliacum (property of Tillius)