Berck

Also known as Berck-sur-mer

Berck (), sometimes referred to as Berck-sur-Mer in French or Berck-su-Mér in Picard ( Berck on Sea), is a commune in the northern French department of Pas-de-Calais.

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Berck is a town located in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France, situated on the coast (as indicated by its alternative names referencing the sea). It serves as a commune, which is the basic administrative division in France.

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Place details

Locality: Berck
Region: Hauts-de-France
Country: France
Population: 15,609

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Key facts

French commune.name: Berck
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason berck.svg
French commune.image: Berck - Calvaire des marins.JPG
French commune.caption: Sailors' Calvary with remains of the Nazi coastal defences behind
French commune.arrondissement: Montreuil
French commune.canton: Berck
French commune.INSEE: 62108
French commune.postal code: 62600
French commune.mayor: Bruno Cousein
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality: CA Deux Baies en Montreuillois
French commune.elevation m: 9
French commune.elevation min m: 0
French commune.elevation max m: 30
French commune.area km2: 14.88

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Berck
Population: 12951
Area: 14.88
Elevation: 8
Official website: www.berck.fr
Image: Rencontres internationales de cerfs-volants de Berck 2025.jpg

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Commons category: Berck
postal code: 62600
male population: 6472
female population: 7717
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-3-21-89-90-00
fax number: +33-3-21-89-90-01

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Toponymy
History
Buildings
Aeronautical experiments
Population
The 'Berck School' of painters
Berck in the arts
Language
Personalities
See also
References
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Berck (), sometimes referred to as Berck-sur-Mer in French or Berck-su-Mér in Picard ( Berck on Sea), is a commune in the northern French department of Pas-de-Calais.

Situated on the English Channel immediately north the mouth of the river Authie, Berck boasts over of sandy beaches and grass-topped dunes, and since the middle of the 19th century it has been a destination for convalescents and vacationers.