Tilques
Tileke | |
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 The town hall of Tilques | |
Location of Tilques  | |
  Tilques  Tilques | |
| Coordinates: 50°46′41″N 2°12′18″E / 50.7781°N 2.205°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Saint-Omer |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Bedague[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,070 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62819 /62500 |
| Elevation | 1–72 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]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Placename Tilleke: proussel.voila.net. The village is attested in 1139 as the Tilleke, from Gallo-Roman Tilliacum (property of Tillius)