Drocourt, Pas-de-Calais

Drocourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Drocourt
The church of Drocourt
Coat of arms
Location of Drocourt
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 (20082014) Bernard Czerwinski
Area
1
3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,936
  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 of Drocourt, Pas-de-Calais
Year1962196819751982199019992004
Population2247236130353458334131043115
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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

Notes
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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