Drocourt, Pas-de-Calais

Drocourt (French pronunciation: [dʁɔkuʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Drocourt
The church of Drocourt
The church of Drocourt
Coat of arms of Drocourt
Location of Drocourt
Drocourt is located in France
Drocourt
Drocourt
Drocourt is located in Hauts-de-France
Drocourt
Drocourt
Coordinates: 50°23′31″N 2°55′39″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementLens
CantonHénin-Beaumont-2
IntercommunalityCA Hénin-Carvin
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Bernard Czerwinski[1]
Area
1
3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
2,935
  Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62277 /62320
Elevation39–68 m (128–223 ft)
(avg. 41 m or 135 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An ex-coalmining commune, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Lens, at the junction of the D919, D40 and D47 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,361    
1975 3,035+3.65%
1982 3,458+1.88%
1990 3,341−0.43%
1999 3,104−0.81%
2007 2,989−0.47%
2012 2,978−0.07%
2017 2,936−0.28%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

  • The churches of St.Leger and of St. Barbe, both dating from the twentieth century.

International relations

Drocourt is twinned with Tokarnia, Poland.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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