Marck is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming and light industrial town located 4 miles (6km) east of Calais, at the junction of the D940 and D248 roads. The A26 ‘autoroute des Anglaises’ passes through the commune and the Louis Blériot airport is in the middle of the commune. The small villages of Les Hemmes-de-Marck and Fort-Vert, both on the D191 road, are included in the population.

Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
3899	4576	5735	7448	9069	8987
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

Places of interest

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the 20th century.
• The brick tower of an old windmill.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
• AS Marck

External links

• Calais airport
• Marck on the Insee website
• Marck on the Quid website

Notes

• This article is based on the Marck from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 28th 2008.