Blendecques

Blendecques (French pronunciation: [blɑ̃dɛk]; West Flemish: Blendeke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.^[3]

Blendecques Blendeke
Commune
The town hall of Blendecques
Coat of arms
Location of Blendecques
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Coordinates: 50°43′04″N 2°16′38″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Longuenesse
Intercommunality	Pays de Saint-Omer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Rachid Ben Amor[1]
Area 1	9.56 km2 (3.69 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,891
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62139 /62575
Elevation	7–93 m (23–305 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The town is situated 3 miles (5 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D77, D210 and D211 roads. The river Aa flows through the commune.^[4]
The town has a football team and a basketball team.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,431	—
1975	5,014	+1.78%
1982	5,338	+0.90%
1990	5,210	−0.30%
1999	5,186	−0.05%
2007	5,090	−0.23%
2012	5,205	+0.45%
2017	5,002	−0.79%
Source: INSEE[5]

Notable people

• Alfred Machin, filmmaker
• Hugo Vandermersch, footballer

Sights

• The nineteenth-century church of St. Gilles.
• The Chapelle de Soyecques.
• The eighteenth-century Château de La Garenne.
• Another Château of the 19th century.
• The abbey of Sainte-Colombe, dating from the twelfth century.
• The remains of some old watermills and lime-kilns.

See also

• Audomarois
• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department