Éperlecques

Éperlecques Sperleke
Commune
St. Leodegar's Church
Coat of arms
Location of Éperlecques
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Coordinates: 50°48′25″N 2°09′09″E / 50.8069°N 2.152500°E / 50.8069; 2.152500
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Saint-Omer
Intercommunality	Pays de Saint-Omer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laurent Denis1
Area 1	25.56 km2 (9.87 sq mi)
Population  (2023)2	3,737
• Density	146.2/km2 (378.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62297 /62910
Elevation	0–97 m (0–318 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Éperlecques (French pronunciation: [epɛʁlɛk]; West Flemish: Sperleke; Picard: Éparlecques) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.³

It is a farming commune comprising eight hamlets, all found within the regional nature reserve of the Caps et Marais d'Opale, situated 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the D222 and D219 road junction. The small river Liette runs through the village.

• The Blockhaus d'Éperlecques⁵
• St. Leodegar's church, dating from the sixteenth century.
• Seven chapels.
• Traces of ancient châteaux.
• The flour mill at Seigre.

Éperlecques is twinned with Zonnebeke in Belgium.

References

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
5. "Le Blockhaus d'Éperlecques". Retrieved 25 May 2007.