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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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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