Chocques
Chocques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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.JPG.webp) The church of Chocques | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Chocques  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°32′33″N 2°34′26″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Béthune |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yvon Massart[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.95 km2 (3.07 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,831 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (920/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. | |
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 (48.3 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D70 and the N43 roads. The A26 autoroute passes by a half-mile away.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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[3] | ||
Places of interest
This exquisite reliquary, dating to the early fifteen 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.
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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