Quernes

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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Quernes Kernes
Commune
The town hall of Quernes
Coat of arms
Location of Quernes
(2020–2026)		Patrick Verwaerde^[1]
Area ¹	2.75 km² (1.06 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	439
• Density	160/km² (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62676 /62120
Elevation	25–71 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.^[3]

Geography

Quernes is situated some 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Béthune and 32 miles (51 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D186e1 and D186 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	324	—
1975	332	+0.35%
1982	360	+1.16%
1990	466	+3.28%
1999	469	+0.07%
2007	453	−0.43%
2012	479	+1.12%
2017	458	−0.89%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Places of interest

The church of St.Omer, dating from the eighteenth century.
Remains of an ancient watermill.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE