Oye-Plage

Oye-Plage (French pronunciation: [wa plaʒ]; West Flemish: Ooie) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France^[3] about 7 miles (11 km) east of Calais, nearly a mile from the English Channel.

Oye-Plage Ooie
Commune
La tour penchée, a blockhouse in Oye-Plage
Coat of arms
Location of Oye-Plage
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Coordinates: 50°58′43″N 2°02′42″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Marck
Intercommunality	CC Région d'Audruicq
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Majewicz[1]
Area 1	33.86 km2 (13.07 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,716
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62645 /62215
Elevation	0–14 m (0–46 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,326	—
1975	2,482	+0.93%
1982	4,479	+8.80%
1990	5,678	+3.01%
1999	5,882	+0.39%
2007	5,638	−0.53%
2012	5,378	−0.94%
2017	5,373	−0.02%
Source: INSEE[4]

Twin town

On 27 September 1992 Oye-Plage was twinned with the English village of Capel-le-Ferne.^[5]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department