Tortequesne

Tortequesne
Commune
The bell tower of the church

Coat of arms
Tortequesne
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Tortequesne
Coordinates: 50°17′24″N 3°02′23″E / 50.29°N 3.0397°E / 50.29; 3.0397Coordinates: 50°17′24″N 3°02′23″E / 50.29°N 3.0397°E / 50.29; 3.0397
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Brebières
Intercommunality CC Osartis Marquion
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) André Martin
Area1 3.37 km2 (1.30 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 723
 • Density 210/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62825 /62490
Elevation 36–71 m (118–233 ft)
(avg. 42 m or 138 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.

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

Geography

Tortequesne is surrounded by lakes and marshland, 13 miles (20.9 km) east of Arras, at the junction of the D43 and D956 roads and on the border with the department of Nord.

Population

Historical population of Tortequesne
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population415489504578719686723
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. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
‘Jeanne-Juliette’, the church bell, installed in 1923

See also

References


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