Couturelle

Couturelle
Commune
The town hall of Couturelle

Coat of arms
Couturelle
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Couturelle
Coordinates: 50°12′33″N 2°30′03″E / 50.2092°N 2.5008°E / 50.2092; 2.5008Coordinates: 50°12′33″N 2°30′03″E / 50.2092°N 2.5008°E / 50.2092; 2.5008
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality CC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) René Tempez
Area1 2.1 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 87
 • Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62253 /62158
Elevation 130–171 m (427–561 ft)
(avg. 159 m or 522 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.

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

Geography

A small farming village located 15 miles (25 km) southwest of Arras at the junction of the D25 and D23 roads, on the border with the department of the Somme.

Population

Historical population of Couturelle
Year196219681975198219901999
Population12212610810210687
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Thomas, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
  • Remains of a 13th-century castle.
  • The eighteenth-century chateau.

See also

References


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