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

Geography

A farming village, originally of marshland, now drained by the river Oye and ditches around the commune, some 6 miles (9km) east of Calais, on the D230, half a mile from the A16 autoroute.

Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2005
634	635	628	698	759	939	1007
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

Places of interest

• The church of St.Marie-Madeleine, dating from the 20th century.
• A brick-built windmill.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Offekerque on the Insee website
• Offekerque on the Quid website

Notes

• This article is based on the Offekerque from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 16th 2008.