Cauchy-à-la-Tour
| Cauchy-à-la-Tour | |
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  Cauchy-à-la-Tour | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Cauchy-à-la-Tour | |
| Coordinates: 50°30′16″N 2°27′09″E / 50.5044°N 2.4525°ECoordinates: 50°30′16″N 2°27′09″E / 50.5044°N 2.4525°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Auchel |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Eugène Fontaine (PCF) |
| Area1 | 3.13 km2 (1.21 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 2,856 |
| • Density | 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62217 / 62260 |
| Elevation |
82–116 m (269–381 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft) |
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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. | |
Cauchy-à-la-Tour is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A farming and ex-coalmining village some 10 miles (16.1 km) southwest of Béthune and 30 miles (48.3 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D183 and the D341 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 2981 | 2997 | 2696 | 2712 | 2907 | 2856 |
| 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 church of St.Pierre, rebuilt after the First World War.
- The war memorial.
- Ruins of an old castle.
Notable people
- Philippe Pétain, marshal of France, was born here on the 24 April 1856.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cauchy-à-la-Tour. |
- Website of the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois (French)
- Cauchy-à-la-Tour on the Quid website (French)