Blendecques

Blendecques (Blendeke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Geography
The town is situated 3 miles (5 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D77, D210 and D211 roads. The river Aa flows through the commune. The town has a football team and a basketball team.

Personalities

 * Alfred Machin, filmmaker, was born here.

Sights

 * The nineteenth-century church of St. Gilles.
 * The Chapelle de Soyecques.
 * The eighteenth-century Château de La Garenne.
 * Another Château of the 19th century.
 * The abbey of Sainte-Colombe, dating from the twelfth century.
 * The remains of some old watermills and lime-kilns.