Marck | ||
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Commune | ||
The centre of Marck
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Coordinates: 50°56′55″N 1°57′03″E / 50.9486°N 1.9508°ECoordinates: 50°56′55″N 1°57′03″E / 50.9486°N 1.9508°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Calais | |
Canton | Marck | |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération du Calaisis | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Serge Péron | |
Area1 | 31.55 km2 (12.18 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 9,235 | |
• Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62548 /62730 | |
Elevation | 0–14 m (0–46 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Marck is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Marck is a farming and light industrial town located 6 km 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.
There are three elementary schools and one middle school.