Nouvelle-Église

Nouvelle-Église (West Flemish: Nieuwkerke) (English: New Church) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Nouvelle-Église Nieuwkerke
Commune
The town hall of Nouvelle-Église
Coat of arms
Location of Nouvelle-Église
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Coordinates: 50°55′33″N 2°03′18″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Marck
Intercommunality	CC Région d'Audruicq
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Way[1]
Area 1	9.07 km2 (3.50 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	709
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62623 /62370
Elevation	1–5 m (3.3–16.4 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Nouvelle-Église lies about 6 miles (9 km) east of Calais, at the junction of the D229 and the D219 roads, half a mile from junction 50 of the A16 autoroute.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	291	—
1975	268	−1.17%
1982	276	+0.42%
1990	322	+1.95%
1999	343	+0.70%
2007	486	+4.45%
2012	535	+1.94%
2017	679	+4.88%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE