Chocques

Summary

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

Chocques
The church of Chocques
The church of Chocques
Coat of arms of Chocques
Location of Chocques
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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.

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 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

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 edit

 
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 edit

References edit

  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