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Chocques

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Chocques
Commune
The church of Chocques
The church of Chocques
Coat of arms of Chocques
Coat of arms
Location of Chocques
Map
Chocques is located in France
Chocques
Chocques
Chocques is located in Hauts-de-France
Chocques
Chocques
Coordinates: 50°32′33″N 2°34′26″E / 50.5425°N 2.5739°E / 50.5425; 2.5739
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonBéthune
IntercommunalityCA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yvon Massart[1]
Area
1
7.95 km2 (3.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,824
 • Density360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62224 /62920
Elevation18–70 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.

Chocques (French pronunciation: [ʃɔk]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

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 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D70 and the N43 roads. The A26 autoroute passes by a half-mile away.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,736—    
1975 3,447−1.14%
1982 3,221−0.96%
1990 2,990−0.93%
1999 2,918−0.27%
2007 2,969+0.22%
2012 2,976+0.05%
2017 2,881−0.65%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

This exquisite reliquary, dating to the early fifteenth century, originated from Chocques. It can be seen in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The war memorial.
  • The remains of an 11th-century castle.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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