Courcelles-le-Comte

Courcelles-le-Comte
Courcelles-le-Comte
	Commune
	The centre of Courcelles-le-Comte
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Courcelles-le-Comte Location within Hauts-de-France region Courcelles-le-Comte
	Coordinates: 50°09′48″N 2°46′32″E / 50.1633°N 2.7756°ECoordinates: 50°09′48″N 2°46′32″E / 50.1633°N 2.7756°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	CC Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Noël Ménage
Area1	7.94 km2 (3.07 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	421
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62248 /62121
Elevation	99–137 m (325–449 ft) ; (avg. 112 m or 367 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.

Courcelles-le-Comte (Picard: Courchelle-Comte) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Courcelles-le-Comte is located 11 miles (17 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D12 and D32 roads.

Historical population of Courcelles-le-Comte
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	497	501	419	412	409	421
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

The church of St.Sulpice, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the ravages of World War I.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
Remains of an old castle.

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