Croisette, Pas-de-Calais

Croisette
Commune
The church of Croisette
Coat of arms
Croisette
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Croisette
Coordinates: 50°21′15″N 2°15′42″E / 50.3542°N 2.2617°E / 50.3542; 2.2617Coordinates: 50°21′15″N 2°15′42″E / 50.3542°N 2.2617°E / 50.3542; 2.2617
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Saint-Polois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Claude Bâchelet
Area1	7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	308
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62258 /62130
Elevation	114–146 m (374–479 ft) (avg. 141 m or 463 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.

Croisette is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Croisette is located 24 miles (37 km) west of Arras at the junction of the D101 and D104 roads.

Population

The inhabitants are called Croisettois.

Places of interest

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the seventeenth century
• The single Commonwealth War Graves Commission grave and monument
• Remains of a fortified house
• Two chapels

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Croisette (Pas-de-Calais).

• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission grave of Lt. Donald Ashworth Creaton
• Croisette on the Quid website (in French)