Tortequesne
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Tortequesne | |
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 The bell tower of the church | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Tortequesne  | |
  Tortequesne  Tortequesne | |
| Coordinates: 50°17′24″N 3°02′23″E / 50.29°N 3.0397°ECoordinates: 50°17′24″N 3°02′23″E / 50.29°N 3.0397°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Brebières |
| Intercommunality | CC Osartis Marquion |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Paul Pont |
| Area 1 | 3.37 km2 (1.30 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2019)[1] | 838 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62825 /62490 |
| Elevation | 36–71 m (118–233 ft) (avg. 42 m or 138 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Tortequesne (French pronunciation: [tɔʁtəkɛn]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography[edit]
Tortequesne is surrounded by lakes and marshland, 13 miles (20.9 km) east of Arras, at the junction of the D43 and D956 roads and on the border with the department of Nord.
Population[edit]
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 415 | 489 | 504 | 578 | 719 | 686 | 723 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest[edit]
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
External links[edit]
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- Tortequesne official website (in French)
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