Drocourt, Pas-de-Calais
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| Drocourt | |
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| Commune | |
.JPG) The church of Drocourt | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Drocourt
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| Coordinates: 50°23′31″N 2°55′39″E / 50.3919°N 2.9275°E / 50.3919; 2.9275 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Hénin-Beaumont-2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Hénin-Carvin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Czerwinski |
| Area1 | 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 2,943 |
| • Density | 870/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62277 /62320 |
| Elevation | 39–68 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. | |
Drocourt (French pronunciation: ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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
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
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "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
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Drocourt (Pas-de-Calais).
- Agglo Hénin-Carvin website (in French)
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