Chocques
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Chocques | ||
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The church of Chocques | ||
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Coordinates: 50°32′33″N 2°34′26″E / 50.5425°N 2.5739°ECoordinates: 50°32′33″N 2°34′26″E / 50.5425°N 2.5739°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Béthune | |
Canton | Béthune | |
Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Yvon Massart | |
Area 1 | 7.95 km2 (3.07 sq mi) | |
Population (1999)2 | 2,918 | |
• Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62224 /62920 | |
Elevation | 18–70 m (59–230 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Chocques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography[edit]
Chocques is a farming village by the banks of the river Clarence, some 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Béthune and 30 miles (48.3 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D70 and the N43 roads. The A26 autoroute passes by a half-mile away.
Population[edit]
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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Population | 3507 | 3736 | 3447 | 3221 | 2990 | 2918 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
Places of interest[edit]
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The war memorial.
- The remains of an 11th-century castle.
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External links[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chocques. |
- Chocques on the Quid website (in French)
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