Croix-en-Ternois
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Commune of Croix-en-Ternois |
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| Country | France |
| Region |  Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department |  Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Saint-Polois |
| Mayor | Régis Béron (2008-2014) |
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| Elevation | 99 m–151 m (avg. 152 m) |
| Land area¹ | 6,62 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
255 |
| - Density | 38/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 62260/ 62130 |
| 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. | |
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Croix-en-Ternois 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 town located 28 miles (45km) west of Arras at the junction of the N39 and D100 roads. Croix-en-Ternois is about 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) south of Calais.
[edit] Motorcycle race track
Croix-en-Ternois has a small motorcycle race track in France. The circuit is just over a mile long and is well-known for its very long main straight and exquisitely twisty in-field section. It is generally loved by small-bike racers for whom the twists are a joy.
The circuit is used very regularly for various car and bike race meetings, and is also frequently open for track days. The circuit is also used by the British Motorcycle Racing Club (BEMSEE) as a round of their annual race calendar.
The circuit is friendly place with a bar and cafe on site. The paddock has some power provision and has toilets and showers, though they are not up to much. In 2004 the toilet block near the circuit entrance had sparse plumbing, contents of the toilets dropped into an open sewer and flooding was common.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 202 | 208 | 193 | 196 | 218 | 255 |
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[edit] Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the 19th century
- Remains of an 15th century castle.
- The 18th century château.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
[edit] External links
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the original and the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on June 12th 2008.
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