Drocourt, Pas-de-Calais
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Drocourt | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Drocourt | |
Coordinates: 50°23′31″N 2°55′39″E / 50.3919°N 2.9275°ECoordinates: 50°23′31″N 2°55′39″E / 50.3919°N 2.9275°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Lens |
Canton | Rouvroy |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Czerwinski |
Area | |
• Land1 | 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi) |
Population (2004) | |
• Population2 | 3,115 |
• Population2 Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62277 / 62320 |
Elevation |
39–68 m (128–223 ft) (avg. 41 m or 135 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Drocourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
An ex-coalmining commune, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Lens, at the junction of the D919, D40 and D47 roads.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2004 |
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Population | 2247 | 2361 | 3035 | 3458 | 3341 | 3104 | 3115 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
Places of interest
- The churches of St.Leger and of St.Barbe, both dating from the twentieth century.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Drocourt is twinned with:
Tokarnia, Poland
See also
References
- Notes
External links
- A regional website (French)
- Drocourt on the Quid website (French)
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