Quiéry-la-Motte

Quiéry-la-Motte
Quiéry-la-Motte
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  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 (2008–2014)	Jean-Luc Leroux
Area1	8.93 km2 (3.45 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	763
• 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

Places of interest

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

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Quiéry-la-Motte.

• Official website of the commune (French)
• Quiéry-la-Motte on the Quid website (French)