21 Aug, 2019
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Chocques
Chocques (French pronunciation: [ʃɔk]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Chocques is a farming village by the banks of the river Clarence, some 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Béthune and 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D70 and the N43 roads. The A26 autoroute passes by a half-mile away.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 3,736 | — |
1975 | 3,447 | −1.14% |
1982 | 3,221 | −0.96% |
1990 | 2,990 | −0.93% |
1999 | 2,918 | −0.27% |
2007 | 2,969 | +0.22% |
2012 | 2,976 | +0.05% |
2017 | 2,881 | −0.65% |
Source: INSEE |
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The war memorial.
- The remains of an 11th-century castle.
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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