Robecq

Robecq
Robecq
Commune
	The church of Robecq
	Coat of arms
	Location of Robecq
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	Coordinates: 50°35′48″N 2°33′51″E / 50.5967°N 2.5642°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Lillers
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Hervé Deroubaix
Area 1	10.56 km2 (4.08 sq mi)
Population (2021)	1,329
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62713 /62350
Elevation	16–20 m (52–66 ft) ; (avg. 19 m or 62 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Robecq is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France found at the junction of the D937, the D69 and the D94 roads

Geography

Robecq is situated about 7 miles (11.3 km) northwest of Béthune and 31 miles (49.9 km) southwest of Lille. The Canal d’Aire, the Clarence River and the Busnes river all flow through the commune.

History

During World War I intense action took place close to Robecq. In his posthumously published memoir, Private A S Bullock recalls the fighting at Bacquerolles Farm, noting that the German attack was repelled 'chiefly by my Lewis gun!'. He also recalls a much lighter, indeed hilarious, incident when the British troops stationed near Robecq were ordered to have a bath.^[2]

Population

Population history
1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
1090	1109	1006	1037	1063	1062	1151
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

The church of St. Maurice, dating from the fourteenth century.
The eighteenth-century farmhouse of L’Abiette.
The war memorial.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

References

INSEE commune file

^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Bullock, A. S., Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir, History Press, 2009, pages 69 and 72

External links

The CWGC graves in the churchyard
Robecq on the Quid website (in French)

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[popleg2021-1] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[2] Bullock, A. S., Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir, History Press, 2009, pages 69 and 72

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