Acq, Pas-de-Calais

Acq
Commune
Town hall

Coat of arms
Acq
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Acq
Coordinates: 50°20′54″N 2°39′27″E / 50.3483°N 2.6575°E / 50.3483; 2.6575Coordinates: 50°20′54″N 2°39′27″E / 50.3483°N 2.6575°E / 50.3483; 2.6575
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Arras-1
Intercommunality Communauté urbaine d'Arras
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Jean-Pierre Delcour
Area1 4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 719
 • Density 150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62007 /62144
Elevation 77–145 m (253–476 ft)
(avg. 91 m or 299 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Acq is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

Geography

A farming village located 6 miles (9 km) northwest of Arras, by the banks of the Scarpe river, at the D62 and D49 road junction.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962394—    
1968413+4.8%
1975412−0.2%
1982457+10.9%
1990511+11.8%
1999502−1.8%
2009483−3.8%
2014714+47.8%

Sights

  • The church of St.Géry, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The remains of a motte of an ancient castle.
  • Two menhirs nearby, known as the 'Stones of Acq'.

See also

References

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