Quiéry-la-Motte

Quiéry-la-Motte
Commune
The monument to the dead of Quiéry-la-motte

Coat of arms
Quiéry-la-Motte
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Quiéry-la-Motte
Coordinates: 50°21′59″N 2°58′44″E / 50.3664°N 2.9789°E / 50.3664; 2.9789Coordinates: 50°21′59″N 2°58′44″E / 50.3664°N 2.9789°E / 50.3664; 2.9789
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Brebières
Intercommunality CC Osartis Marquion
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Luc Leroux
Area1 8.93 km2 (3.45 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 763
  Density 85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62680 /62490
Elevation 26–64 m (85–210 ft)
(avg. 32 m or 105 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.

Quiéry-la-Motte is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Quiéry-la-Motte is situated 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Arras, at the junction of the D39 and D48 roads. The A1 autoroute passes right by the commune.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
563568673701769775763
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • A feudal motte.

See also

References


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