21 Aug, 2019
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Cauchy-à-la-Tour
Cauchy-à-la-Tour (French pronunciation: [koʃi a la tuʁ]; Picard: El-Cauchie-à-l’Tour; Dutch:"Turringhem" (house of the sons of Turr)) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming and ex-coalmining village some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Béthune and 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D183 and the D341 roads.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,997 | — |
1975 | 2,696 | −1.50% |
1982 | 2,712 | +0.08% |
1990 | 2,907 | +0.87% |
1999 | 2,856 | −0.20% |
2007 | 2,941 | +0.37% |
2012 | 2,935 | −0.04% |
2017 | 2,814 | −0.84% |
Source: INSEE |
Places of interest
- The church of Saint-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
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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