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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.[3]
Cauchy-à-la-Tour | |
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The church of Cauchy-à-la-Tour | |
| Coat of arms | |
Cauchy-à-la-Tour Cauchy-à-la-Tour | |
| Coordinates: 50°30′16″N 2°27′09″E / 50.5044°N 2.4525°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Auchel |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Flahaut[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.13 km2 (1.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,702 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62217 /62260 |
| Elevation | 82–116 m (269–381 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 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 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 edit
| 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[4] | ||
Places of interest edit
- The church of Saint-Pierre, rebuilt after the First World War.
- The war memorial.
- Ruins of an old castle.
Notable people edit
- Philippe Pétain, marshal of France, was born here on the 24 April 1856.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "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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