Quiéry-la-Motte

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Quiéry-la-Motte
Quiéry-la-Motte
Coordinates: 50°21′59″N 2°58′44″E / 50.3664°N 2.9789°E / 50.3664; 2.9789Coordinates: 50°21′59″N 2°58′44″E / 50.3664°N 2.9789°E / 50.3664; 2.9789
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Vimy
Intercommunality Osartis
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Luc Leroux
Area
  Land1 8.93 km2 (3.45 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Population2 763
  Population2 Density 85/km2 (220/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62680 / 62490
Elevation 26–64 m (85–210 ft)
(avg. 32 m or 105 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.

Quiéry-la-Motte is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Quiéry-la-Motte is situated 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Arras, at the junction of the D39 and D48 roads. The A1 autoroute passes right by the commune.

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
563 568 673 701 769 775 763
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • A feudal motte.

See also

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