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Écourt-Saint-Quentin
Écourt-Saint-Quentin (French pronunciation: [ekuʁ sɛ̃ kɑ̃tɛ̃]; Picard: Aicort-Saint-Kintin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Écourt-Saint-Quentin | |
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The road into Écourt-Saint-Quentin | |
Coat of arms | |
Écourt-Saint-Quentin Écourt-Saint-Quentin | |
| Coordinates: 50°15′04″N 3°04′19″E / 50.2511°N 3.0719°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Bapaume |
| Intercommunality | CC Osartis Marquion |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Tonelle[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.49 km2 (3.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,691 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62284 /62860 |
| Elevation | 35–73 m (115–240 ft) (avg. 74 m or 243 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
A farming village situated 19 miles (31 km) southeast of Arras at the junction of the D13 and D19 roads in a landscape of woods and lakes.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,527 | — |
| 1975 | 1,510 | −0.16% |
| 1982 | 1,657 | +1.34% |
| 1990 | 1,771 | +0.84% |
| 1999 | 1,731 | −0.25% |
| 2007 | 1,742 | +0.08% |
| 2012 | 1,733 | −0.10% |
| 2017 | 1,672 | −0.71% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest edit
- The church of St.Quentin, dating from the twentieth century.
- Traces of a Merovingian cemetery and an old castle.
- Evidence of Roman settlement.
- An old flour mill.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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