Acq
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Arras |
Canton | Dainville |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de l'Artois |
Mayor | Jean-Pierre Delcour (2008-2014) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 77 m–145 m (avg. 91 m) |
Land area¹ | 4.86 km² |
Population² (1999) |
502 |
- Density | 103/km² (1999) |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62007/ 62144 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Acq is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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[edit] Geography
A farming village located 6 miles (9km) northwest of Arras, by the banks of the Scarpe river, at the D62 and D49 road junction.
[edit] Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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394 | 413 | 412 | 457 | 511 | 502 |
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting |
[edit] Places of interest
- The church of St.Géry, dating from the 16th century.
- The remains of a motte of an ancient castle.
- Two menhirs nearby, known as the 'Stones of Acq'.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 31st 2008.
[edit] External links
- Acq on the Insee website (French)
- Acq on the Quid website (French)
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