Quelmes

Quelmes Kelmes
Commune
The town hall of Quelmes
Coat of arms
Location of Quelmes
Quelmes Location within France Show map of France Quelmes Location within Hauts-de-France Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°44′02″N 2°08′17″E / 50.7339°N 2.1381°E / 50.7339; 2.1381
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	Pays de Lumbres
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	André Cordier[1]
Area ^1	9.86 km^2 (3.81 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	529
• Density	53.7/km^2 (139/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62674 /62500
Elevation	55–158 m (180–518 ft) (avg. 121 m or 397 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Quelmes (French pronunciation: [kɛlm]; West Flemish: Kelmes) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Quelmes lies about 5 miles (8 km) west of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D208 and D207 roads and bordered by the A26 motorway.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	246	—
1975	262	+0.90%
1982	371	+5.09%
1990	445	+2.30%
1999	447	+0.05%
2007	579	+3.29%
2012	562	−0.59%
2017	576	+0.49%
2023	529	−1.41%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St.Pierre, dating from the thirteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

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