Quelmes
Kelmes
The town hall of Quelmes
The town hall of Quelmes
Coat of arms of Quelmes
Location of Quelmes
Quelmes is located in France
Quelmes
Quelmes
Quelmes is located in Hauts-de-France
Quelmes
Quelmes
Coordinates: 50°44′02″N 2°08′17″E / 50.7339°N 2.1381°E / 50.7339; 2.1381
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonLumbres
IntercommunalityPays de Lumbres
Government
  Mayor (20202026) André Cordier[1]
Area
1
9.86 km2 (3.81 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
542
  Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62674 /62500
Elevation55–158 m (180–518 ft)
(avg. 121 m or 397 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Quelmes (French pronunciation: [kɛlm]; West Flemish: Kelmes) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

Quelmes lies about 5 miles (8 km) west of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D208 and D207 roads and bordered by the A26 motorway.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968246    
1975262+0.90%
1982371+5.09%
1990445+2.30%
1999447+0.05%
2007579+3.29%
2012562−0.59%
2017576+0.49%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Pierre, dating from the thirteenth century.

See also

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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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