Quernes

Quernes
Kernes
The town hall of Quernes
Location of Quernes
Quernes
Quernes
Coordinates: 50°36′21″N 2°22′02″E / 50.6058°N 2.3672°E / 50.6058; 2.3672
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonAire-sur-la-Lys
IntercommunalityCA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Verwaerde
Area
1
2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
429
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62676 /62120
Elevation25–71 m (82–233 ft)
(avg. 28 m or 92 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Quernes (French pronunciation: [kɛʁn]; West Flemish: Kernes) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France.region of France 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Béthune and 32 miles (51 km) west of Lille. The inhabitants are called the Quernois.

The commune is part of the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane which brings together 100 communes and has 276,094 inhabitants in 2020.[citation needed]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968324—    
1975332+0.35%
1982360+1.16%
1990466+3.28%
1999469+0.07%
2007453−0.43%
2012479+1.12%
2017458−0.89%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE