Roquetoire

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Roquetoire
Roquetoire
Coordinates: 50°40′16″N 2°20′35″E / 50.6711°N 2.3431°E / 50.6711; 2.3431Coordinates: 50°40′16″N 2°20′35″E / 50.6711°N 2.3431°E / 50.6711; 2.3431
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Canton Aire-sur-la-Lys
Intercommunality Pays d'Aire
Government
  Mayor Michel Hermant
Area
  Land1 10.71 km2 (4.14 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Population2 1,764
  Population2 Density 160/km2 (430/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62721 / 62120
Elevation 22–71 m (72–233 ft)
(avg. 40 m or 130 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.

Roquetoire is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Roquetoire is located some 7 miles (12 km) southeast of Saint-Omer at the junction of the D195 and the D187 roads.

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
1067 1078 1148 1351 1571 1621 1764
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Michel, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The eighteenth century Château de La Morande.

See also

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